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Judge rules Trump-era farmworker wage cuts illegal, billions in back pay possible

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A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration illegally cut wages for foreign guest workers under the H-2A visa program. The Department of Labor must revise its wage formula by December 30th, or the wages will automatically revert to rates set by the Biden administration. Growers who paid the lower wages may also be required to issue back pay, potentially totaling billions of dollars. AI

RANK_REASON A federal judge's ruling on a significant policy change impacting a large number of workers and potentially billions of dollars. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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Judge rules Trump-era farmworker wage cuts illegal, billions in back pay possible

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Molly A. Wallace ·

    Trump’s farmworker pay cut moved $2.5 billion a year from workers to growers. A judge says it’s illegal, and back pay could follow

    The Labor Department has until Dec. 30 to replace the rule covering nearly 400,000 seasonal farm jobs. If it misses the deadline, pay snaps back to Biden-era rates.

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