Category: Agricultural Labor

On Dec. 2, NPC joined several agricultural groups requesting that the Department of Labor rescind the Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States Rule.  The request follows the...

Today the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released the proposed Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings. It is open for comments through Dec....

The National Potato Council welcomed today’s action by the House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee to pass a Fiscal Year 2025 bill that...

The National Potato Council joined ag industry organizations in submitting letters and comments to the Department of Labor and Department of Homeland Security questioning aspects of a new proposed...

On June 23, U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) and nine co-sponsors – Reps. Newhouse (WA-4), Costa (CA-21), Simpson (ID-2), Panetta (CA-19), Valadao (CA-22), Carbajal (CA-24), Duarte (CA-13), Cuellar (TX-28),...

Despite the efforts of many in U.S. agriculture and Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a last-ditch attempt to pass ag labor reform on the Omnibus Spending bill failed on Thursday....

Yesterday at a press conference held in the Capitol Building, the National Potato Council endorsed legislation introduced by Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet that improves upon the House-passed Farm...

On Oct. 6, 2022, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced the final rule, “Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in the United States,” amending the department’s regulations governing the...

The National Potato Council joined 445 agricultural trade associations, agribusinesses, and farmer co-ops yesterday on a letter to Senate leaders urging the passage of an agriculture workforce reform bill...