Farmworkerjustice.org Website Review

fa*mworker justice is a nonprofit organization that seeks to empower migrant and seasonal fa*mworkers to improve their living and working conditions, immigration status, health, occupational safety, and access to justice. your support is critical to improve the lives and working conditions of fa*mworkers. through an innovative collaboration with photojournalist david bacon, fa*mworker justice brings you the  voices and experiences of 16. explore all of our immigration, labor, and health resources in a new, easy-to-use database. as a reminder, there are various opportunities to comment in response to federal register notices related to the h-2a program, with deadlines next week. as mentioned in previous updates, the department of labor (dol) issued notices of proposed rulemaking regarding the requirements for recruiting u.s. workers by employers seeking certification in both the h-2a comments for both notices is now december 28 (it was previously december 10 but was extended). dol has also announced a proposed revision to the forms used for employer certification under the h-2a temporary agricultural worker employers use to apply for h-2a workers, and form 790, which is the agricultural clearance order that is circulated to inform prospective job applicants of  job terms and instructions. the deadline for submitting comments to this proposal is december 24.. florida h-2a labor contractor fined for violation of program requirements. florida h-2a labor contractor sol harvesting llc was recently fined $53,428 by the department of labor (dol)’s wage and hour division that sol harvesting failed to provide employees copies of their work contracts and reimburse them for transportation and visa fees. workers also were not provided with housing that met minimum safety and health standards. the bulk of the amount paid by the contractor constituted back wages, as dol only as*essed a civil money penalty of $2,368 for the h-2a program violations. sol harvesting had hired approximately