H-2A

Long-term labor solution
Legacy Labor Co-CEO and Director of Sales and Marketing Justin Bartlett explains how outsourcing your H-2A can help you focus on other parts of your business.
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Federal judge rules in favor of states in H-2A farmworker labor protection rule case
A federal judge said the U.S. Department of Labor rule is invalid because Congress explicitly excluded farmworkers from such protections when it granted them to other private-sector workers in the National Labor Relations Act.
U.S. Department of Labor finalizes farmworker protection rule
The rule targets vulnerability and abuses experienced by workers under the H-2A program that undermine fair labor standards for all farmworkers in the U.S.
Cultivate'22: Hiring non-hort workers
Al Martin shares advice on how to find quality candidates from outside of the horticulture industry.
AmericanHort addresses coronavirus concerns
President Ken Fisher releases a statement to the green industry regarding a variety of pressing workforce concerns, including H-2 visa processing, relief legislation and more.
Special abilities
Greenhouses can tap into a valuable talent pool by hiring employees with disabilities.
House Judiciary Committee passes Farm Workforce Modernization Act
Among other goals, the bill would streamline the H-2A program for agricultural employers, providing some wage and cost relief and certainty.
AmericanHort offers Understanding the Farm Workforce Modernization Act webinar
Law experts will field questions regarding the impacts of the recent agricultural labor reform bill.
Labor pains
Growers are taking more creative approaches to attract and retain seasonal staff.
4 issues AmericanHort’s Tal Coley is monitoring in 2019
After the midterm elections and ahead of the new year, AmericanHort’s director of government affairs explains what the organization is focusing on.