Farm Labor Contractors

Sara Boyns, Workplace Law: Human trafficking awareness posting and training requirements
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Sara Boyns, Workplace Law: Human trafficking awareness posting and training requirements

Question: As a new small business owner in the hospitality industry, I heard I might have to comply with training, reporting and posting requirements concerning human trafficking. Is this true? If so, what are my legal obligations? Answer: In California specific businesses and establishments are required to post a notice in a conspicuous place near…

Georgia senator used farm labor contractors linked to trafficking case – USA Today
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Georgia senator used farm labor contractors linked to trafficking case – USA Today

Operation Blooming Onion is among the largest criminal prosecutions of labor trafficking of foreign farmworkers. Cogdell Berry Farm hired labor contractors whose Georgia homes were searched, money seized in the investigation. Sen. Russ Goodman, who owns the farm with his father-in-law, said he would investigate the situation. A Georgia state senator running for reelection as a farmer…

Why Growers Are Bracing Themselves for More H-2A Regulations
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Why Growers Are Bracing Themselves for More H-2A Regulations

The horticulture industry seeks broader access to H-2A and H-2B programs, but legislators are moving toward more rules and strict documentation. Craig Regelbrugge, Senior Vice President of AmericanHort, Shawn Packer of JPH Law Firm, and Tom Bortnyk of MAS Labor discussed industry challenges at a session titled “Labor Issues and Trends” in Columbus, OH. Regelbrugge…

‘Beyond troubling’: Current, former government officials tied to human trafficking probe in Georgia
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‘Beyond troubling’: Current, former government officials tied to human trafficking probe in Georgia

Farmworker advocates linked to human trafficking and forced labor in Georgia Two Georgia labor officials whose jobs involved protecting or advocating for farmworkers have links to one of the largest U.S. human trafficking cases ever prosecuted involving foreign agricultural laborers brought here on seasonal visas. One individual indicted in the case, Brett Donovan Bussey, left…