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Supreme Court Limits Glyphosate Warning Claims
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant pesticide-labeling decision this week in Monsanto Co. v. Durnell, holding that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) expressly preempts state-law failure-to-warn claims seeking to require a cancer warning on EPA-approved Roundup labels. In a 7-2 decision authored by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the Court reversed a Missouri…
New H-2A Dairy Guidance Clarifies Existing Rules
New federal guidance has been published by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) addressing when dairy operations may qualify for the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program. While the announcement has generated interest across agriculture, the practical impact appears limited: the guidance clarifies that dairy-related work may qualify for H-2A only when the employer can…
Western Growers Urges DOL to Clarify Joint Employer Rule for Agriculture
Western Growers recently submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division in response to its proposed rulemaking on joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act. As discussed here, the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) proposes the adoption of a single…
17 States Challenge California’s SB 54 Plastics Packaging Law
A coalition of 17 states, led by Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers and joined by the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, filed a federal lawsuit this week challenging California’s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act, commonly known as SB 54. The lawsuit seeks to block enforcement of the law, arguing that California has exceeded its…
Litigation Update: Lawsuit Challenges California’s “Truth in Recycling” Law; Environmental Groups Challenge SB 54 Agricultural Commodity Packaging Exclusion
Western Growers and a broad coalition of agricultural, food, packaging and business associations appeared last week before U.S. District Judge William Q. Hayes in the Southern District of California on plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction in California League of Food Producers, et al. v. Bonta. The lawsuit challenges California’s SB 343, the “Truth in Recycling” law, which…
House Agriculture Chair Proposing Reforms to H-2A Program
House Agriculture Committee Chair G.T. Thompson (R-Pa.) is developing legislation to include significant reforms of the H-2A agricultural guestworker program as part of a broader effort to address ongoing labor challenges in agriculture. According to recent news sources, the proposal is expected to include several major modifications to the existing program, including expanding…