August 10, 2016
A New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday denied a bid by worker groups seeking reconsideration of an earlier ruling finding they lacked standing to challenge an H-2B visa program wage rule, saying they failed to demonstrate that they were entitled to reconsideration under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
February 23, 2016
The U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security urged a New Jersey federal judge Monday to uphold a ruling that certain worker groups lacked standing to challenge an H-2B visa program wage rule, saying the organizations can't use events that occurred after their complaint was filed to establish their right to sue.
January 05, 2016
Workers groups that challenged a H-2B program wage method rule asked a New Jersey federal court Monday to reverse its grant of judgment to the government, while noting that some of their claims could be mooted by the implementation of a new Labor Department funding bill.
December 07, 2015
A New Jersey federal judge on Friday dismissed a case against the federal government over new wage calculation policies for a visa program, holding that three labor organizations and a worker lacked standing to challenge the rules.
October 30, 2015
Migrant farmworkers accusing the federal government of failing to follow proper procedure in issuing a new rule for calculating prevailing wages for H-2B workers have urged a New Jersey federal judge to vacate the rule, saying the government failed to show it provided adequate notice of the changes.
August 21, 2015
The federal government on Wednesday again urged a New Jersey federal judge to dismiss claims by migrant farmworker groups that it failed to follow proper procedure in issuing a new rule for calculating prevailing wages paid to H-2B workers, saying they lack standing and calling their claims unripe and meritless.
August 04, 2015
The federal government on Monday again pushed to end a lawsuit in New Jersey federal court challenging its revamped methods for calculating prevailing wages paid to H-2B workers, arguing it followed proper procedure in issuing the new rule.
July 17, 2015
The federal government pushed back Friday against a lawsuit in New Jersey federal court challenging its revamped methods for calculating prevailing wages paid to H-2B workers, arguing the groups who sued lack the standing necessary to bring the claims.
July 15, 2015
Three migrant farmworker groups on Wednesday urged a New Jersey federal court to issue summary judgments vacating several aspects of the federal government's revamped methods for calculating prevailing wages paid to H-2B workers.
June 15, 2015
Three migrant farmworker groups filed a lawsuit in New Jersey federal court Friday challenging aspects of the government's revamped methods for calculating prevailing wages paid to H-2B workers, continuing a long-running controversy over the visa program.