Source: Todd Neeley, PROGRESSIVE FARMER, 2/23/21

Farms across the country will be paying on average 4.5% higher wages to H-2A agricultural guest workers in 2021 after a recent injunction against a Trump administration rule to freeze those wages. The U.S. Department of Labor this week issued a notice announcing the adverse effect wage rate (AEWR) for 2021, https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/…, following a successful court challenge to the Trump administration rule. The AEWR is effectively the minimum wage for H-2A guest workers.

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