The regulation, which grants organizing and safety protections to H-2A visa holders, had already been overturned in a number of states. A federal court blocked a rule strengthening legal protections for temporary farmworkers from going into effect nationwide. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi last month sided with farm groups, who argued the Department of Labor exceeded its authority when crafting a rule extending safety and organizing protections to H-2A visa holders. The decision comes after two previous court orders overturned the rule in a number of states and for certain grower groups. The American Farm Bureau Federation says it agrees that workers should be treated fairly and respectfully, but they also stressed that fairness to farmers is important and the DOL rule was overly broad to the point of being unlawful.
Judge blocks rule strengthening protections for temporary farmworkers nationwide
