
Ag and Food Law Daily Update: February 25, 2022
- February 25, 2022
- Elizabeth
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ...

Resources for Underserved Communities: Highlight on Ag Worker Exposure to Pesticides & Heat
- February 18, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
According to the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) around 70% of farm workers are Black, Indigenous, People of Color (“BIPOC”)....

Ag and Food Law Daily Update: February 2, 2022
- February 2, 2022
- Elizabeth
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. Judicial: Labor...

Changes to State Overtime & Minimum Wages for the Agriculture Industry
- January 27, 2022
- Elizabeth
Introduction The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) is a law passed by Congress that, among other things, sets the federal standards...

Ag and Food Law Daily Update: January 14, 2022
- January 14, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. Judicial:...

Resources for Underserved Communities: Highlight on Agricultural Workers
- January 7, 2022
- Elizabeth
Agricultural farmworkers make up about 1% of the workforce, providing about 2.6 million jobs. Of these workers, twenty percent have a...

Ag and Food Law Daily Update: January 4, 2022
- January 4, 2022
- Elizabeth
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. Judicial: Removal,...

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

Department of Homeland Security Makes Changes to Immigration Enforcement
- December 2, 2021
- Elizabeth
The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) was created in 2002 and is responsible for, among other things, border security, administration, and...

Legal Update on Federal COVID Vaccine Mandates in the Workplace
- November 11, 2021
- Elizabeth
UPDATE: On November 12, 2021, the Fifth Circuit affirmed its decision to stay the Labor Department’s rule requiring companies with at...

Heat Safety and Wildfire Smoke Standards and Guidelines at the State and Federal Level
- September 16, 2021
- Elizabeth
Update: On September 20, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that OSHA will be taking steps to implement a workplace...

April Round Up
- April 30, 2020
- Elizabeth
Through the uncertain times that April has brought us, National Ag Law Center staff have continued connecting stakeholders with trusted research...

THE AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: AUGUST 31, 2018
- August 31, 2018
- Elizabeth
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ANNOUNCEMENT: Join us next Wednesday,...

THE AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: JULY 31, 2018
- July 31, 2018
- Elizabeth
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ANNOUNCEMENT: REGISTER NOW for our...

THE AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: MAY 23, 2018
- May 23, 2018
- Elizabeth
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ANNOUNCEMENT: Register today for our...

THE AG & FOOD LAW UPDATE: MAY 8, 2018
- May 8, 2018
- Elizabeth
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ANNOUNCEMENT: Mark your calendar for...