Temporary farmworkers will have more legal protections against employer retaliation, unsafe working conditions, illegal recruitment practices and other abuses under a Labor Department rule announced Friday. The new rule, which takes effect June 28, will target abuses experienced by workers under the H-2A program that undermine fair labor standards for all farmworkers. “H-2A workers too frequently face abusive working conditions that undercut all farmworkers in the U.S.,” said Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su.
Football programs across the Pac-12 have spent the spring practicing and scrimmaging, laying the groundwork for the 2024 season. Arizona, Arizona State, Utah and Colorado will be in the Big 12. Stanford and California are going to the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Oregon-based overland truck builder EarthCruiser has closed suddenly, ending all production and service., because of 'changing market dynamics.'