Rules › ETA-2023-0003

Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States

Proposed rule from the Labor Department, Employment and Training Administration, Wage and Hour Division (docket ETA-2023-0003). 105 comment letters from companies and organizations are listed below.

Agency
Labor Department, Employment and Training Administration, Wage and Hour Division
Docket
ETA-2023-0003
Published
2023-09-15
Comments due
2023-11-14
Status
Final rule published April 29, 2024
Total public comments
12,928
Letters listed here
105
Joint letters
7, adding 51 more organizations as co-signers

Federal Register notice ↗ · Docket on Regulations.gov ↗ · Final rule ↗

Who commented, by industry

Agriculture & Food 37 Other 37 Advocacy & Nonprofits 12 Labor Unions 6 Law, Accounting & Consulting 3 Technology, Media & Telecom 3 Education 2 Transportation & Logistics 1 Government & Tribes 1 Manufacturing & Chemicals 1 Environment & Conservation 1 Business Groups & Chambers 1

Who commented

Colorado Legal Services, Farm Worker Division Nonprofit or advocacy group Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-12-04

UFW Company Other

filed 2023-11-21

Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board Trade or professional group Other

filed 2023-11-21

Farmworker Justice Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2023-11-21

Western Growers Company Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

filed as “American Farm Bureau Federation” · filed 2023-11-21

National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc. Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2023-11-21

Burley and Dark Tobacco Producer Association Trade or professional group Other

filed 2023-11-21

American Immigration Lawyers Association Trade or professional group Law, Accounting & Consulting

filed 2023-11-21

Americans for Prosperity Foundation Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2023-11-21
Joint letter, also signed by 1 organization: SAM PEAK

Fuerza Consulting Solutions Company Law, Accounting & Consulting

filed 2023-11-21

Demaray Harvesting and Trucking, LLC Company Transportation & Logistics

filed 2023-11-21

California Farm Bureau Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

UFW Foundation and UFW Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2023-11-21
Joint letter, also signed by 2 organizations: UFW Foundation, United Farm Workers

Willoway Nurseries Company Other

filed 2023-11-21

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed as “United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.” · filed 2023-11-21

Threemile Canyon Farms Company Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

Marylanders for Food and Farmworker Protection Company Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) Labor union Labor Unions

filed as “AFL-CIO” · filed 2023-11-21

Economic Policy Institute Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2023-11-21

Grower-Shipper Association of Central California Trade or professional group Other

filed 2023-11-21

Jim Rash Inc. Company Other

filed 2023-11-21

Florida Citrus Mutual Company Other

filed 2023-11-21

Texas Cotton Ginners' Association Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

Concerned Law Students of University of Georgia University or school Education

filed 2023-11-21

Michigan Farm Bureau (MFB) Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

filed as “Michigan Farm Bureau” · filed 2023-11-21

U.S. Apple Association Trade or professional group Technology, Media & Telecom

filed as “U.S.Apple Association” · filed 2023-11-21

California Fresh Fruit Association Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

Texas International Produce Association Trade or professional group Other

filed 2023-11-21

American Sugar Cane League of the USA., Inc. Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2023-11-21

Snake River Farmers' Association Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

Naumes, Inc. Company Other

filed 2023-11-21

Cato Institute Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2023-11-21

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Trade or professional group Government & Tribes

filed 2023-11-21

UFW Company Other

filed 2023-11-21

Tennessee Farm Bureau Federatoin Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

Alliance to End Human Trafficking Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2023-11-21

Georgia Farm Bureau Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

Pineros Y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN) Company Other

filed 2023-11-21

USA FARMERS Company Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

U.S. Custom Harvesters, Inc. Company Other

filed 2023-11-21

Western Range Association Trade or professional group Other

filed 2023-11-21

U.S. Apple Association Trade or professional group Technology, Media & Telecom

filed 2023-11-21

Mid-Atlantic Solutions, LLC dba másLabor & AgWorks H2, LLC Company Other

filed 2023-11-21

Seso, Inc. Company Other

filed 2023-11-21

North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation (NCFB) Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

filed as “North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, Inc.” · filed 2023-11-21

Arizona Farm Bureau Federation Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

Wafla Company Other

filed 2023-11-21

United States Congress Company Other

filed 2023-11-21

United States Congress Company Other

filed 2023-11-21

Golden Plain Farms, Inc. Company Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

NC FIELD Company Other

filed 2023-11-21

Roossinck Orchards Inc. Company Other

filed 2023-11-21

Severt’s Tree Farm, Virginia Company Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

United Migrant Opportunity Services Company Other

filed 2023-11-21

American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) Trade or professional group Manufacturing & Chemicals

filed as “AIHA” · filed 2023-11-21

Concerned Law Students of University of Georgia University or school Education

filed 2023-11-21

Catherine Watts on behalf of Labor Services International Labor union Labor Unions

filed 2023-11-21

United Farm Workers Labor union Labor Unions

filed 2023-11-21

McCorkle Nurseries, Inc. Company Other

filed 2023-11-21

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2023-11-21

Mercer Ranches Inc Company Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

Green America Company Other

filed 2023-11-21

Agricultural Justice Project Nonprofit or advocacy group Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

Texas Cotton Ginners' Association Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

United Farm Workers Labor union Labor Unions

filed 2023-11-21

United Farm Workers Labor union Labor Unions

filed 2023-11-21

New York State Farm Bureau Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association (FFVA) Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

filed as “Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association” · filed 2023-11-21

Northern Family Farms, LLP Company Law, Accounting & Consulting

filed 2023-11-21

Kietzer Farms, Inc. Company Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

NC FIELD Company Other

filed 2023-11-21

Ely Orchard’s Company Other

filed 2023-11-21

Everde Growers Company Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

WhoPoo App Company Technology, Media & Telecom

filed 2023-11-21

Monette Farms Company Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

Leider Greenhouses Company Other

filed 2023-11-21

Attorneys United for a Secure America Company Other

filed 2023-11-21

VCAA Company Other

filed 2023-11-21

National Cotton Ginners Association Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

The Agricultural Worker Project of Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services Nonprofit or advocacy group Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

National Council of Agricultural Employers Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE) Nonprofit or advocacy group Environment & Conservation

filed 2023-11-21

North American Meat Institute Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

National Legal Aid & Defender Association Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2023-11-21
Joint letter, also signed by 2 organizations: Farmworker Legal Services, Land of Lincoln Legal Aid

Florida Strawberry Growers Association Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Trade or professional group Business Groups & Chambers

filed 2023-11-21
Joint letter, also signed by 1 organization: Shareholder, Workplace Policy Institute

National Women's Law Center Nonprofit or advocacy group Advocacy & Nonprofits

filed 2023-11-21

Hall Global Company Other

filed 2023-11-21

Mountain Plains Agricultural Service Company Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

AmericanHort Company Other

filed 2023-11-21

Migration that Works Company Other

filed 2023-11-21

Titan Farms, LLC Company Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (CDM) Company Other

filed as “Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc.” · filed 2023-11-21

Toxic Free North Carolina Company Other

filed 2023-11-21

Sester Farms, Inc. Company Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-21

Farmworker Association of Florida Trade or professional group Other

filed 2023-11-21

Northwest Horticultural Council Trade or professional group Other

filed 2023-11-21

International Fresh Produce Association Trade or professional group Other

filed 2023-11-21

National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC) Trade or professional group Agriculture & Food

filed as “National Council of Farmer Cooperatives” · filed 2023-11-21

Farm Labor Organizing Committee AFLCIO Labor union Labor Unions

filed 2023-11-10

Proteus, Inc. Company Other

filed 2023-11-10

AgriMACS, Inc. Company Agriculture & Food

filed 2023-11-10