Try our Advanced Search for more refined results

HISPANIC AFFAIRS PROJECT , et al v. PEREZ, et al

  1. November 14, 2019

    Foreign Herders Can't Work Long Term On Guest-Worker Visa

    Ranchers who rely on migrant guest workers to fill shepherding and herding positions will soon lose the ability to keep those workers for longer-term labor, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said Thursday in a new policy memo.

  2. July 10, 2017

    Labor Dept. Defeats H-2A Shepherds' Wage Dispute

    A D.C. district judge granted ranchers groups and the federal government a win Friday in a suit challenging a U.S. Department of Labor rule for long-term livestock workers on H-2A visas, dismantling the shepherds' arguments that the measure sets pay too low and defending the agency's rulemaking diligence.

  3. March 13, 2017

    Ranchers, DOL Fight Shepherds' Wage Floor Challenge

    Ranchers’ groups and the federal government on Friday opposed shepherds’ bid for a quick win in their suit challenging a Department of Labor rule setting what they say is a too-low pay floor for long-term livestock workers on H-2A visas, with the agricultural associations saying the shepherds are attempting to destroy the livestock industry and the government saying they haven’t identified a specific agency action to review.

  4. January 17, 2017

    Shepherds Ask Court To End DOL's H-2A Wage Floor

    A group of shepherds challenging a 2015 Department of Labor rule setting a pay floor for long-term livestock workers on temporary H-2A visas urged a D.C. federal court on Monday to deal them a quick win and to find the rule is illegal.

  5. November 23, 2016

    Immigrant Herders Can Contest H-2A Wage Rule, Judge Rules

    A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday reconsidered her earlier opinion in a suit by a proposed class of shepherds that said only U.S. citizens could challenge a U.S. Department of Labor rule setting a pay floor for livestock workers, agreeing that immigrants with work authorization also have standing to do so.

  6. February 26, 2016

    DOL Fights Shepherds' Bid For Quick End To H-2A Wage Fight

    The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday urged a District of Columbia federal court to toss or pause a "premature" motion by a putative class of shepherds for a quick end to a case in which they allege that the H-2A visa program's wage rule depresses pay.

  7. November 02, 2015

    Herders Can't Halt DOL Visa Rule In Wages Fight

    A District of Columbia federal judge has rejected a request by a putative class of shepherds to immediately bar the U.S. Department of Labor from continuing to use a visa program's wage rule that they claim depresses pay, noting that its replacement is imminent.

  8. October 20, 2015

    DOL Fights Class Cert. For Shepherds In H-2A Visa Row

    A D.C. federal court should not certify a putative class of shepherds working with H-2A visas who allege they are paid as little as $2 an hour under a U.S. Department of Labor wage floor rule, as class certification would not address the issues they raise, the DOL argued Monday.

  9. October 15, 2015

    Shepherds Argue DOL Visa Rules Keep Wages Too Low

    A putative class of immigrant sheepherders urged a D.C. federal judge Thursday to pause rules from the U.S. Department of Labor for shepherds seeking H-2A visas that they say rely on outdated data, maintaining an order would help them seek back pay from ranchers for low wages.

  10. October 06, 2015

    Shepherds Ask For Class Cert. In H-2A Visa Wage Floor Row

    An advocacy group and a Colorado shepherd asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge on Monday to certify a class of workers accusing the Department of Labor of failing to comply with federal law in determining sheepherders' wage floor, forcing those with H-2A visas to live on as little as $2 an hour.

Hello! I'm Law360's automated support bot.

How can I help you today?

For example, you can type:
  • I forgot my password
  • I took a free trial but didn't get a verification email
  • How do I sign up for a newsletter?
Ask a question!