US Labor Department fixes a decade-old legal error for farm worker visas

The US Labor Department has formally corrected a legal error in its rules for temporary agricultural worker visas (H-2A). This means the rules published in 2010, which govern how farmers hire foreign workers, are now legally sound.

For over a decade, the rules governing how US farms hire temporary foreign workers have been legally vulnerable. This document retroactively fixes that problem, ensuring that the existing system for H-2A visas remains in place without further legal challenge. It removes a significant uncertainty for agricultural businesses that rely on these workers.