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Judge affirms Department of Labor findings that Georgia nursery favored 29 foreign workers over US workers; provided unsafe housing
Pure Magnificence Farms Inc. pays $200K in penalties, again wages to take care of H-2A violations ATLANTA – An administrative law decide has entered a consent buy subsequent a U.S. Office of Labor investigation that identified a wholesale plant nursery in Miami gave overseas visa personnel preferential treatment method more than U.S. staff, and housed workers in unprotected and harmful disorders in Greensboro, Ga. The action by the department’s Office of Administrative Law Judges counters Pure Elegance Farms Inc.’s attempt to problem an investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division, which determined several violations of the federal H-2A plan that will allow U.S. agricultural employers to temporarily employ the…
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Remarks by President Biden Celebrating Labor Day and the Dignity of American Workers
Henry Maier Festival ParkMilwaukee, Wisconsin 1:37 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Milwaukee! (Applause.) My name is Joe Biden. I am Jill Biden’s husband. (Applause.) And I want to start by saying: Any child under 12 years of age deserves a little extra ice cream or something for doing this. (Laughter.) This has got to be the most boring thing in the world for you, honey. (Laughter.) But we’re going to work something out for you, I promise. Folks, if you have seat, don’t hesitate to take them. AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you, Uncle Joe! THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you, man. (Applause.) Well, you know, I think this is getting to be a pretty good —…