The California Employment Development Department (“EDD”) recently submitted a new Domestic Agricultural In-Season Wage Report to the Department of Labor (“DOL”), which sets a new Prevailing Wage of $19.65 for H-2A agricultural workers engaged in general vineyard work (i.e., pre-harvest activities) in wine grapes. The new prevailing wage for such H-2A activities applies to the North Coast of California wage reporting area which covers Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma, and Trinity counties.
