Georgia Federal Court Enjoins USDOL H-2A Program “Worker Protection” Rule

A federal court in Georgia on August 26 issued a preliminary injunction that halts the Department of Labor’s implementation of a disturbing regulation that would have forced farms to allow temporary foreign agricultural workers to unionize. The case was brought by Southeastern Legal Foundation on behalf of Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Association, Miles Berry Farm, and a coalition of seventeen states.

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