farmworkers

Eighteen farmworkers, including some from Michigan, are suing the federal government because of a new rule that’s impacting their wages. The U.S. Department of Labor is lowering the minimum wage for foreign workers with temporary agricultural visas by up to $7 an hour.

United Farm Workers and the UFW Foundation, along with some Michigan plaintiffs, are suing the federal government over a new rule that slashes base wage rates for H2A visa workers.

Seasonal workers from other countries arrive in Michigan each year through a federal visa program called H-2A. Growers say new higher wages threaten their business.

A new lawsuit alleges workers were forced to work for months without pay at a green house in Monroe County.They were temporary agriculture workers from…

More than 50 workers at a farm in Coldwater are under quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19.The outbreak happened at Maroa Farms, which has…

Lisa Hauch grew up on her parent’s farm in Southwest Michigan. Now, she runs it, along with her brother and her husband. At Russell Costanza Farms, they…