Recission of Final Rule: Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States

Key Points

• 1The government is undoing a previous rule designed to protect temporary farm workers from unfair treatment and unsafe conditions
• 2This affects hundreds of thousands of seasonal and migrant agricultural workers who may lose protections around pay, housing standards, and workplace safety
• 3The rollback could mean fewer requirements for employers to provide adequate housing, comply with wage standards, or maintain safe working conditions
• 4Temporary agricultural workers often have limited ability to advocate for themselves and rely on government protections to ensure fair treatment
• 5The Department of Labor (the federal agency responsible for worker protections) is taking public comments on this proposed change before making a final decision

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