H-2A dispute could cause “mess” for federal enforcement, government says

The federal government claims a legal dispute over the H-2A agricultural guestworker program could have far-reaching implications for its regulatory enforcement capabilities. The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in the case, which centers on the Department of Labor’s ability to impose civil penalties on farms employing H-2A workers. The nation’s highest court is expected to decide whether DOL can enforce such fines through its in-house administrative process, or if such actions must instead be directly adjudicated by a federal court. The DOL argues that the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals wrongly ruled last year that farms are entitled to have such cases decided in federal court, rather than through the administrative process.

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