Posts By: Jason Resnick

Industry Pushes to Block Kroger-Albertsons Planned Merger

Western Growers joined with the California Fresh Fruit Association and Colorado Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association to recently submit comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on the proposed merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons. While the companies’ investors might see a profitable upside, farmers have good reason to be concerned this deal, worth nearly $25 billion, is…

Industry Files Amicus Brief in PAGA Case Before California Supreme Court

A coalition of industry groups, including Western Growers, has filed an amicus curiae brief in the California Supreme Court in Adolph v. Uber Technologies, a case which will examine the ruling that purportedly provided relief to employers from California Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act PAGA claims in the recent decision from the United States Supreme ...

Industry Files Amicus Brief in PAGA Case Before California Supreme Court

A coalition of industry groups, including Western Growers, has filed an amicus curiae brief in the California Supreme Court in Adolph v. Uber Technologies, a case which will examine the ruling that purportedly provided relief to employers from California Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act PAGA claims in the recent decision from the United States Supreme ...

USCIS Proposes Massive Hike in H-2A Fees

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has proposed a massive hike in immigration petition fees, including fees to petition for H-2A visas for temporary and seasonal agricultural workers. Under the proposed ruled, published by USCIS on Jan. 4, 2023, the fee for an H-2A Petition for unnamed beneficiaries would increase from the current $460 ...

DHS Announces Streamlined Deferred Action Request Process for Noncitizen Participants in Labor Investigations

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a streamlined, expedited process for considering deferred action requests from noncitizen workers who are victims of, or witnesses to, labor violations. The streamlined process is effective immediately.   Deferred action may be granted by DHS to temporarily defer deportation proceedings against a noncitizen. A noncitizen…

Industry Pushes to Block Kroger-Albertsons Planned Merger

Western Growers joined with the California Fresh Fruit Association and Colorado Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association to recently submit comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on the proposed merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons. While the companies’ investors might see a profitable upside, farmers have good reason to be concerned this deal, worth ...