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From LakeNewsOnline.com, Rance Burger, 28 Dec 2011. Lake of the Ozarks, MO — Proposed changes to farm labor laws may change the landscape of education in rural communities across the Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, and beyond. The U.S. Department of Labor will consider implementing new rules for youth farm labor in 2012, rules that Missouri … Continue reading
From RapidCityJournal.com, Andrea J. Cook, Journal staff, 29 Nov 2011. Proposed changes in federal child labor rules threaten the very core of South Dakota family farm and ranch operations by limiting employing and training the next generation of producers, according to producers and others involved in agriculture. South Dakota Secretary of Labor Pamela S. Roberts … Continue reading
From WOWT.con, 6 News, 24 Nov 2011. Farmers say updated child labor laws proposed by the US Department of Labor could have a chilling effect. Farmers say updated child labor laws proposed by the US Department of Labor could have a chilling effect. The department says they’re just protecting kids who work on farms. Kids under 16 … Continue reading
From ScienceBlogs.com, The Pump Handle, ‘Celeste Monforton, 18 Nov 2011. For U.S. workers, the risk of dying on the job is highest if you are employed in agricultural, fishing or hunting. These jobs are not just a little riskier than the average job, they are nearly 8 times more life-threatening. The fatality rate for all private sector … Continue reading
From FDLReporter.com, Fond du Lac, Mike Rankin, 28 Oct 2011. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as currently written has essentially been on the books since the 1970s. Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) unveiled some significant changes to the law that will impact farm owner/operators, 14- and 15-year-olds who desire to work on … Continue reading
From The-Farmer.com, 26 Sept 2011. Upcoming webinar explains proposed changes to child ag labor laws which haven’t been updated since 1970. The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing revisions to child labor regulations that will strengthen the safety requirements for young workers employed in agriculture and related fields. The agricultural hazardous occupations orders under the … Continue reading
From BuffaloNews.com, Jerry Zremski, News Washington Bureau Chief, 14 Sept 2011. Labor Department moves to ease plight of farmers WASHINGTON— Rep. Louise M. Slaughter appears to be winning her battle to get the federal bureaucracy to ease up on local farmers who are struggling to find migrant workers to bring in the crops. The U. … Continue reading
From ThePacker.com, Tom Karst, 12 Sept 2011. Apparently seeking to win agriculture support for mandatory E-Verify legislation, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith on Sept. 8 introduced a new version of an agricultural guest worker program. Smith, R-Texas, said his bill would create a guest worker program — called H-2C — that would be administered … Continue reading
From EHSToday.com, Laura Walter, 9 Sept 2011. A new report published by the advocacy organization Farmworker Justice criticizes the H-2A temporary guest work visa program, claiming it makes agricultural workers vulnerable to poor working conditions. Farm worker advocates argue that to improve these conditions, foreign agricultural workers should be able to seek legal immigration status. … Continue reading
From IowaIndependent.com, Lynda Waddington, 6 Sept 2011. In its first such move since 1970, the U.S. Department of Labor is taking aim at risky exposures for minors, and the proposed rules could spell changes for family farming operations. The proposal, according to the DOL, would “strengthen the safety requirements for young workers employed in agriculture … Continue reading
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