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Posts By: Jason Resnick

December, 2025
UFW Lawsuit Threatens Sensible H-2A Wage Reform 

The United Farm Workers (UFW) and affiliated plaintiffs have filed suit in federal court to block the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) October 2025 Interim Final Rule (IFR) updating how Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWR) are calculated for non-range H-2A occupations.  The IFR replaces the USDA’s Farm Labor Survey (FLS) – long criticized for inflating wage benchmarks – with a more…

Court of Appeal Dismisses Wonderful’s Challenge to Card Check Law as Premature

The California Fifth District Court of Appeal (Fresno) has ruled that Wonderful Nurseries, LLC cannot challenge the certification of the United Farm Workers (UFW) as the bargaining representative of its employees in court before exhausting administrative channels. The court held that the Kern County Superior Court lacked jurisdiction to interfere in ongoing proceedings before the Agricultural…