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Protecting Values In the Nation
Wednesday, August 20, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Will Trump Administration Approve a Path to Work Visas for Undocumented? »
Twice within the past several months,  President Trump has teased that he would limit deportations of undocumented...
Wednesday, August 20, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
New “Skinny” Farm Bill Crawls Toward Passage »
Current Extension in Place The 2018 Farm Bill (officially the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ) has been extend...
Wednesday, July 2, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
House Appropriations Committee Approves Bipartisan H-2B Amendment »
On  June 24, 2025 , the House Appropriations Committee approved a bipartisan H2-B amendment by Rep. Andy Harris (R‑MD...
Wednesday, July 2, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Department of Labor Suspends Enforcement of Farmworker Protection Rule »
On  June 20, 2025 , the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division officially  paused enforcement  o...
Monday, June 16, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
ICE Guidance Documents Available »
PLNA's national partner AmericanHort has helpful resources available to assist you and your team in being prepared in t...
Monday, June 16, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Trump Administration Eases ICE Enforcement Against Ag and Hospitality... Then Reverses »
Targeted pause on worksite raids ICE  was instructed—via an internal memo from senior Homeland Security DHS) o...
Saturday, April 12, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Tariff Tango: Announce, Retaliate, Pause, Repeat »
WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, April 9, President Donald Trump issued an executive order introducing significant changes to U....
Saturday, April 12, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Labor and Workforce Update on Undocumented Farm Labor »
WASHINGTON - President Trump indicated “some flexibility” in allowing farmers to continue to employ undocumented immigrant...
Wednesday, April 9, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
USDA to slash headquarters, other staff and relocate some to new 'hubs' around the country »
From GovExec.com WASHINGTON - The Agriculture Department is planning to dismantle its presence in Washington, D.C., ac...
Sunday, March 30, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
FY 25 Second Half H-2B Cap Hit, Supplemental Visas Now Available »
WASHINGTON - On Wednesday night, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USC...
Wednesday, March 26, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Act Now to Release H-2B Visas »
WASHINGTON - The H-2B cap for the second half of Fiscal 2025 was likely reached sometime during the week of March 3, but D...
Monday, March 24, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
AmericanHort Petitions Trump Administration for Tariff Relief »
WASHINGTON - On March 11, PLNA's national counterpart AmericanHort petitioned the Trump Administration for relief from 25%...
Monday, March 24, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
US Treasury Suspends Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements »
WASHINGTON - On Friday evening March 21, 2025, the U.S. Treasury (and it’s internal division called “FinCEN”) publicly rel...
Friday, February 21, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Guide for Potential ICE Raids »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Our national counterpart associations have warned us of increased enforcement action against companies...
Thursday, February 20, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
OSHA Guidelines for Maintaining Safety Data Sheets (SDS) »
HARRISBURG - From time to time we get questions from PLNA members that we feel all could benefit from a refresher. Recentl...
Thursday, February 20, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Pennsylvania Nurseries Feeling Impact of USDA Cuts »
WASHINGTON D.C. - Recent actions by the Trump administration, including significant layoffs and funding freezes, have prof...
Monday, November 25, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
USDA Releases New Farm Labor Survey that Determines AEWRs »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the latest farm labor survey, which will be the basi...
Monday, November 25, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
H-2A Seminar Offered »
HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (DL&I) is hosting an H2A Program Masterclass on...
Monday, November 25, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Minimum Salary for Exempt Employees Blocked by Courts »
PLANO, TX - On November 15, 2024, a federal district court in Texas issued a decision blocking both rounds of increases in...
Monday, November 25, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Trump Taps Brooke Rollins as Agriculture Secretary »
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rol...
Monday, November 25, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
H-2B Update: Supplemental Rule Announcement Made »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) on Friday November 15 received official conf...
Wednesday, July 10, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
OSHA Issues Proposed Rule on Worker Heat Protection »
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor  has released a proposed rule  with the goal of protecting mill...
Wednesday, July 10, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Far-Right Groups Strip Helpful H-2B Language from DHS Appropriation Bill »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - During the recent House Appropriations Committee Markup of the FY 25 Department of Homeland Security bi...
Monday, June 17, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Are You Ready for the New Overtime Rules? »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule,  Defining and Delim...
Monday, June 17, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Sweeping New H-2A Regulations Take Effect on June 28 »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Labor has issued sweeping new rules for H-2A workers and H-2A employers. These r...
Monday, April 22, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Overtime Rule Moves Closer to Final »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On April 11, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) concluded its review o...
Thursday, March 21, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Ask Your Congressmembers to Cosponsor Closing the Workforce Gap Act of 2024 »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Legislation was introduced in Congress that addresses permanent H-2B cap relief. Representative Slotkin...
Thursday, March 21, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
DHS Announces FY 24 Second Half H-2B 33,000 Cap Has Been Hit »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (US...
Thursday, February 29, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
New Federal Law Requires All Businesses to Register »
WASHINGTON, D.C. -  On Jan. 1, 2024, the federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) became effective. This legislation...
Thursday, February 29, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Ask Your Congressmembers to Support H.R. 6013 – Promoting Reduction of Emissions Through Landscaping »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - PLNA is seeing a trend across the state by municipalities to ban gas-powered leaf blowers and other gas...
Friday, December 8, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
USDA Sets New H-2A Wage Rates with Farm Labor Survey »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Farm Labor Survey, conducted by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), provides...
Friday, December 8, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
DHS Proposed Rule- Modernizing H-2 Program Requirements, Oversight, and Worker Protections »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On September 20, 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published in the Federal Reg...
Friday, December 8, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
DOL Proposed Rule- Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agriculture Employment in the Unit »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On September 12, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (...
Wednesday, May 3, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) Congressional Review Resolution Introduced »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Ted Budd (R-NC) and Representatives Ralph Norman (R-SC) and G.T. Thompson...
Friday, February 3, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Green Industry Workforce Bills Die in Congress »
Washington, D.C. - The last session of Congress continued until January 3, 2023, but there was no further action on bills...

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