Items Tagged with 'sheepherders'

In response to stories of abuse from sheep herders who come to the western United States on H-2A visas, an advocacy nonprofit and two public interest law firms have filed suit against Western Range Association. Western Range Association perceives, however, that that the "filing of this lawsuit and the timing, may be an attempt to utilize the press to gain a litigation advantage in another pending matter.”

California sheep ranchers have filed a complaint against the state for including their workers in the agriculture overtime law that took effect for smaller employers this month.

Representatives of California’s sheep industry are appealing to Senate Pro tem Toni Atkins for relief from the state’s new agricultural overtime law.