H-2A Program: Ag Labor Laws

January 2023 | 29 min., 33 sec.
by Brandon Davis
Phelps Dunbar LLP
https://doi.org/10.1094/GROW-COT-01-23-397
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Summary

​This presentation addresses the labor certification process for temporary agricultural employment in the United States (H-2A workers); federal rule making and the economic impact on agricultural labor; the procedural posture of ETA-2021-006 and its impact on harvesting and hauling wages in agriculture; the scope of DOL-amended regulations (87 FR 61660) governing certification of agricultural labor or services performed by H-2A nonimmigrants; and identifying means of modifying practices to absorb regulatory changes.

About the Presenter

​Brandon DavisBrandon Davis is a partner in the New Orleans, Louisiana, office of the Phelps Dunbar law firm, and practices in the areas of labor and employment and business, employment-based, and family-based immigration. Davis has a BBA degree in finance from Loyola University New Orleans and a JD degree from Tulane University.





Contact Information:
Email: brandon.davis@phelps.com

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