The workers were said to not be paid fairly, and lived in unsafe housing conditions.
PAYETTE, Idaho — The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division found Ontario Partners LLC had 76 H-2A employees working on a farm that were not on their program application. The employees also did not receive time-and-a-half wages for overtime work.
The U.S. The Department of Labor recovered $268,417 in back wages and liquidated damages for the 76 agricultural H-2A workers. An investigation found the employer housed the employees in unsafe living conditions, and did not grant overtime pay.
“Farmworkers provide essential labor that helps feed millions of
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