• December 16, 2021
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The Department of Labor (“DOL”) is trying to change the rules surrounding the wage rates of H-2A temporary foreign workers (“H-2A...

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• December 2, 2021
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The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) was created in 2002 and is responsible for, among other things, border security, administration, and...

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• October 22, 2021
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A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.                                                                                                                                                 Judicial: Class...

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• September 30, 2021
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On July 1, 2020, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) went into effect. The new agreement replaces the North American Free Trade...

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• September 16, 2021
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Update: On September 20, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that OSHA will be taking steps to implement a workplace...

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• June 29, 2021
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A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.                                                                                                                                                 REGULATORY: AMS,...

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• November 2, 2020
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A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.      ...

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• April 2, 2020
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A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.                                                                                                                                                 REGULATORY:...

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• August 2, 2019
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JUDICIAL: ALEXANDRA KNOP, ET AL. v. PETER J. KNOP, ET AL. Additional Party Names: Diana Knop, James Cummings, No. 180329, 2019...

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• June 27, 2019
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JUDICIAL: MIGUEL GARCIA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA, et al., Defendants., No. CV 18-1968 (RDM), 2019 WL 2581324 (D.D.C....

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• June 13, 2019
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JUDICIAL: FOOD & WATER WATCH, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, et al., Defendants. Additional Party Names: Deanna Dunning, Farm...

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• May 22, 2019
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JUDICIAL: FARM LABOR ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. JOSHUA STEIN, Defendant. Additional Party Names: Valentin Alvarado Hernandez, Victor Toledo Vences,...

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• March 15, 2019
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JUDICIAL: Ramos v. Stone Forestry Servs., Inc., No. 2:18-CV-02942, 2019 WL 1170769 (D.S.C. Mar. 13, 2019): Plaintiffs Jose H. Plaintiffs are both...

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• March 13, 2019
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JUDICIAL: Ulloa v. Fancy Farms, Inc., No. 18-10536, 2019 WL 1077272, (11th Cir. Mar. 7, 2019) This is an appeal from...

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• March 8, 2019
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JUDICIAL: Backus v. Conagra Brands, Inc., No. C 16-00454 WHA, 2019 WL 1046025 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 5, 2019) Plaintiff brought this...

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• February 28, 2019
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JUDICIAL: Nat. Res. Def. Council v. Bernhardt, No. 105CV01207LJOEPG, 2019 WL 937872 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 26, 2019) On March 12, 2018,...

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• February 11, 2019
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JUDICIAL: G.W. Palmer & Co. v. Fla. Fresh Produce Corp., No. 217CV657FTM29MRM, 2019 WL 480501 (M.D. Fla. Feb. 7, 2019): This...

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• February 7, 2019
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JUDICIAL: Rocky Mountain Farmers Union v. Corey, 913 F.3d 940 (9th Cir. 2019) In 2013, the Ninth Circuit decided the first...

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• February 6, 2019
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JUDICIAL: OAKDALE GROUNDWATER ALLIANCE et al., Plaintiffs & Respondents, v. OAKDALE IRRIGATION DISTRICT, Defendant & Appellant. Additional Party Names: Louis F....

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• January 30, 2019
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JUDICIAL: JESUS SILVA RODRIGUEZ & RIGOBERTO ZEPEDA LOA, Plaintiffs, v. RCO REFORESTING, INC. & ROBERTO OCHOA, Defendants., No. 2:16-CV-2523 WBS DMC,...

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