SUN VALLEY ORCHARDS, LLC v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR et al

  1. July 28, 2023

    NJ Judge Clears DOL's $556K H-2A Fine Against Farm

    A New Jersey federal judge left in place a $556,000 fine that the U.S. Department of Labor imposed against a farm after it found the farm subjected migrant workers to substandard conditions in violation of visa program laws, finding the fine lawful under the U.S. Constitution. 

  2. April 14, 2022

    DOL Defends H-2A Enforcement In Farm's Fine Dispute

    The U.S. Department of Labor urged a New Jersey federal judge to toss a farm's challenge of a $556,000 fine it's facing for violating H-2A visa program laws, defending the constitutionality of an interagency administrative enforcement process.

  3. September 08, 2021

    Farm Says DOL Overreached With H-2A Enforcement Trial

    A New Jersey family farm seeking to dodge a $582,000 fine claimed on Wednesday the U.S. Department of Labor "appointed itself prosecutor, judge and jury" when it concluded that the farm was violating laws governing H-2A visas.