Labor Dept.: Federal Court Orders Labor Contractor to Pay More Than $1M in Back Wages, Penalties After Investigations Find Repeated Violations of Farmworkers' Rights
September 20, 2023
September 20, 2023
SANTA MARIA, California, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release:
A federal court has entered a consent judgment that orders a Santa Maria farm labor contractor to pay more than $1 million in back wages and penalties after the U.S. Department of Labor found the employer again violated regulations of the H-2A agricultural worker program.
The judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Californi . . .
A federal court has entered a consent judgment that orders a Santa Maria farm labor contractor to pay more than $1 million in back wages and penalties after the U.S. Department of Labor found the employer again violated regulations of the H-2A agricultural worker program.
The judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Californi . . .