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Federal court orders Mason County floral company to pay $1 85 million for violating labor laws

A Shelton-based seasonal greens producer must pay $1.85 million in back wages and damages to nearly 700 workers after a federal court found they violated workers rights and federal law. Judge …

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Federal court orders Shelton floral company to pay $1 85 million for violating labor laws

Hundreds of workers should receive money as a result.

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Advocates call for more protection of migrant farmworkers

The number of farmhands in Michigan working on H-2A visas which allow farms that are struggling to hire U.S. workers to bring in temporary laborers from other countries increased from 277 in 2010 to over 15,000 in 2023, according to the Michigan Farm Bureau.

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US Department of Labor extends compliance, awareness campaign in Southeast agricultural industry to protect vulnerable farmworkers

ATLANTA — After recovering more than $2 million in back wages for nearly 3,000 workers in the Southeast agricultural industry in 2023 and assessing employers with more than $3.8 million

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This Colorado farm has repeatedly violated federal labor laws Why does the U S continue to grant it foreign workers?

This Colorado farm has repeatedly violated federal labor laws Why does the U S continue to grant it foreign workers?
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