The Department of Labor announced June 20 it would be suspending the Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2024 farmworker rule known as the Farmworker Protection Rule.
The rule strengthened protections for temporary agricultural workers.
“As multiple federal court injunctions have created significant legal uncertainty, inconsistency, and operational challenges for farmers lawfully employing H-2A workers, this field assistance bulletin clarifies that the department will not be enforcing the 2024 final rule effective immediately,” the DOL said.
The rule’s implementation had previously been suspended by the department because of federal injunctions. The new guidance does not change existing regulations or limit the Wage and Hour Division’s authority to enforce H-2A requirements implemented prior to the 2024 final rule.
