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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
The California Chamber of Commerce and California Restaurant Association are suing the state for the recently implemented captive audience ban, SB 399. The complaintalleges the bill violates the First and 14th amendments and oversteps federal regulation by the National Labor Relations Act.
Provisions in a Labor Department rule addressing the treatment and pay of H-2A farmworkers have been enjoined by a federal judge who ruled Monday the department exceeded its authority or did not adequately explain why it was changing its regulations.
A Labor Department rule issued this spring to protect farmworkers is unconstitutional because it gives farmworkers collective bargaining rights, a federal judge in Georgia ruled Monday, enjoining enforcement of the rule in 17 states.
