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Posts By: Jason Resnick

November, 2025
Ninth Circuit Halts One of California’s Climate Disclosure Laws: Supreme Court Application Pending

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and allied business groups, including Western Growers, are challenging California’s climate disclosure laws, SB 261 and SB 253. On November 18, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an injunction blocking enforcement of SB 261, which was scheduled to take effect on January 1. As a result, SB 261 cannot be enforced while our appeal is pending. The court declined…

OFLC Issues Shutdown Relief Guidance

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has issued temporary relief measures for applications affected by government shutdown and the related suspension of the FLAG system. The November 5 guidance clarifies how OFLC will treat mailed filings, missed response deadlines, and emergency H-2A applications that could not be submitted while systems were…

DOL Posts Wage Rates for Non-Range Occupations in the H-2A Program

The U.S. Department of Labor 2025-2026 Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) for non-range H-2A occupations implementing its October 2, 2025 Interim Final Rule (IFR). The posting includes Skill Level I and Skill Level II AEWRs by state and SOC code, along with a new downward “housing adjustment” that may be applied only to H-2A workers who receive employer-provided housing at no cost.  Here…