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A Labor Department rule that cut wages for foreign guest workers is unlawful, a California federal judge ruled Wednesday.
U.S. District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff in Fresno concluded that the Labor Department failed to reasonably consider whether it could satisfy its legal obligation "to ensure that the hiring of H-2A workers will not 'adversely affect' U.S. farmworkers' wages."
The ruling is a win for farmworker advocates who sued the Trump administration last year, arguing that the rule would undercut wages paid to U.S. workers. More than a dozen farmworkers across the nation, along with the United Farm Workers of America and the UFW Foundation, sought to overturn the rule.
The plaintiffs alleged that the rule — which they said cut wages of H-2A workers between $3 and $7 per hour — was "unlawful" and would "put downward pressure on the wages of U.S. workers" who are in similar jobs, often on the same contracts as those with visas.
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U.S. District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff in Fresno concluded that the Labor Department failed to reasonably consider whether it could satisfy its legal obligation "to ensure that the hiring of H-2A workers will not 'adversely affect' U.S. farmworkers' wages."
The ruling is a win for farmworker advocates who sued the Trump administration last year, arguing that the rule would undercut wages paid to U.S. workers. More than a dozen farmworkers across the nation, along with the United Farm Workers of America and the UFW Foundation, sought to overturn the rule.
The plaintiffs alleged that the rule — which they said cut wages of H-2A workers between $3 and $7 per hour — was "unlawful" and would "put downward pressure on the wages of U.S. workers" who are in similar jobs, often on the same contracts as those with visas.
Trump administration's wage cuts for seasonal farmworkers is unlawful, federal judge in California rules
The ruling is a win for farmworker advocates who sued the Trump administration last year, arguing that a Labor Department rule would "undercut and adversely affect" wages paid to U.S. workers.