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Los Angeles Times
Federal judge blocks Trump farmworker wage cuts
A California federal judge has ruled that a Trump-era Labor Department rule cutting wages for H-2A farmworkers is unlawful but remains temporarily in effect while a new wage formula is developed. The ruling found that the department failed to adequately consider its obligation to protect U.S. farmworkers’ wages, which had been reduced by up to 15% in California. The decision supports farmworker advocates who argued that the rule suppressed wages for both foreign and domestic farmworkers.
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