Supporters of House Bill 3142 argue that Oregon should exempt H-2A employers from the unemployment tax, as Washington, Maine, and New York have already done.

The exemption of H-2A workers who work in particular with wheat harvesting operations provided welcome relief from a potential ban of foreign workers. On Jan. 28, the U.S. Department of State ...

The State Department agreed Thursday, Jan. 28, to give H-2A workers from South Africa an exemption from the U.S. travel ban taking effect on Saturday, Jan. 30. The national interest exemption will ...

South Africans represent only a sliver—somewhere around 1 or 2 percent, by most accounts—of the roughly 275,000 seasonal workers who came to the US through the H-2A program last year. But they are ...

Oregon farmers will keep paying unemployment taxes for H-2A foreign guest workers, as a proposal to relieve them of that obligation has died in committee. House Bill 3142 would have […] ...

In general, H-2A workers must be paid at special rates that vary by locality, according to DOL. However, under the FLSA exemption at issue here, employers don’t have to pay overtime to H-2A ...

BOISE, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Ernesto Garza, 62, of Alamo, Texas, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for extorting H-2A agricultural workers and filing a false tax return, U.S. Attorney ...

So it is absolutely simply about fairness,” said Stein, who noted that H-2A workers are already required to pay federal, state, and municipal income taxes under typical circumstances. Stein emphasized ...

Sep. 20—BOISE — A Texas man was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for extorting H-2A agricultural workers and filing false tax returns, according to U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit.

The State Department agreed Thursday to give H-2A workers from South Africa an exemption from the U.S. travel ban that takes effect on Saturday. The national interest exemption will also apply to ...