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U.S DOL Publishes Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWR) for 2023

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published the 2023 Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWR) for the employment of temporary or seasonal nonimmigrant foreign workers (H-2A workers) to perform agricultural labor or services other than the herding or production of livestock on the range.

Starting January 1, 2023, the AEWRs to be paid for H-2A workers are as follows:

Jason Resnick Dec 22 2022 in Work Place Regulations

Cal-OSHA Votes to Adopt Non-Emergency COVID-19 Prevention Regulations

California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal-OSHA) voted on December 15, 2022, to adopt non-emergency COVID-19 Prevention regulations. The regulations are anticipated to take effect January 2023 once approved by the Office of Administrative Law. The regulations will remain in effect for two years after their effective date, except for the recordkeeping subsections that will remain in effect for three years. The non-emergency regulations include some of the same requirements found in current COVID-19 ETS, as well as new provisions.

Teresa McQueen Dec 22 2022 in COVID-19 Vaccination Updates

U.S. Senate Misses Opportunity to Ease U.S. Farm Labor and Food Production Crisis

IRVINE, CALIF. (Dec. 22, 2022) – Following news that the Affordable and Secure Food Act will not be included in the omnibus spending bill, Western Growers President & CEO Dave Puglia issued the following statement:

Ann Donahue Dec 22 2022 in Politics

The University of Arizona’s New Commission: A Response to A Drying Climate

Robert C. Robbins, President of The University of Arizona, has formed a Presidential Advisory Commission on the Future of Agriculture and Food Production in a Drying Climate

Kara Timmins Dec 20 2022 in Water Supply

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