Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States".

Opposing provisions in H.R.4367 and H.R. 5894 Opposing draft of House Appropriations Labor Subcommittee for FY25 budget, H.J.Res.135, and H.J.Res.134, and draft of House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee for FY25 budget

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support proposed rule, Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States, Department of Labor (DOL) Docket No. ETA-2023-0003, 1205-AC12 Support Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009 Oppose Supporting Farm Operations Act, H.R. 7046 and S.874 Supporting Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act, H.R.4897 Supporting Disaster Relief for Farm Workers Act, H.R.8765 Opposing draft of House Appropriations Labor Subcommittee for FY25 budget, H.J.Res.135, and H.J.Res.134, and draft of House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee for FY25 budget Opposing House efforts to freeze wages

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

Support proposed rule, Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States, Department of Labor (DOL) Docket No. ETA-2023-0003, 1205-AC12 Oppose Supporting Farm Operations Act, H.R. 7046 and S.874 Support Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009 Supporting Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act, H.R.4897 Supporting Disaster Relief for Farm Workers Act, H.R.8765 Opposing draft of House Appropriations Labor Subcommittee for FY25 budget, H.J.Res.135, and H.J.Res.134, and draft of House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee for FY25 budget

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

Proposed and Finalized regulations related to the H-2A and H-2B Guestworker Program; E-Verify; Guestworker programs; immigration reform; (S. 874/H. R. 3308) Farm Operations Support Act; S.J.Res.25;/H.J.Res.59; (H.R. 2) Secure the Border Act of 2023; (H. R. 4319) Farm Workforce Modernization Act; (H. R. 4708) HIRE ACT; (S.3848/ H.R. 7046) Supporting Farm Operations Act; (S. 4056) Affordable and Secure Food Act; House Agriculture Committee Agricultural Labor Working Group; FY 2025 Appropriations related to agricultural labor; HJ Res 134 and HJ Res 135

Client expense: $283,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

Issues related to H-2A Visas. Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States". (H.J.Res 135) and Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States" (H.J. Res 134).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ASKED TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING: - S.3848/H.R.7046, the Supporting Farm Operations Act, which would freeze the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) at the level that was established in 2023 until end of 2025. - H.J.Res.134/H.J.Res.135, the Congressional Review Act disapproving of DOL's "Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States" rule (Docket #: ETA-2023-0003). Had conversations with PA delegation over PFB's concerns of DOL's Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States. ASKED TO OPPOSE THE FOLLOWING: - S.2253/H.R.4579, the Fairness for Farm Workers Act, which would require employers to compensate agricultural workers for hours worked in excess of their regular hours (i.e., 55 hours in 2022, 50 hours in 2023, 45 hours in 2024, and 40 hours in 2025) at not less than one and one-half times the employee's regular rate. This would essentially remove the agricultural exemption from the overtime requirements of the FLSA. - DOL's March 2023 AEWR calculation/methodology rule (Docket #: ETA-2021-0006), which would increase H-2A employers' cost even more by changing the methodology for how the AEWR is calculated. NEUTRAL/MONITORED BUT NOT LOBBIED BILLS: - S.4069, the Affordable and Secure Food Act, which would be a comprehensive reform to the H-2A program. OTHER: - Asked members to complete PFB's advocacy email asking House and Senate members to cosponsor S.3848/H.R.7046 (see description above). - Had conversations with PA House and Senate Members over PFB's concerns with OSHA's proposed rulemaking regarding heat illness (Docket #:OSHA-2021-0009). This would protect indoor and outdoor workers from hazardous heat, and obtain additional information about the extent and nature of hazardous heat in the workplace and the nature and effectiveness of interventions and controls used to prevent heat-related injury and illness. However, the provisions would be extremely difficult for agricultural employers to comply with because the temperature for when the proposed rule kicks in would be 85 degrees.

Support proposed rule, Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States, Department of Labor (DOL) Docket No. ETA-2023-0003, 1205-AC12 Oppose Supporting Farm Operations Act, H.R. 7046 and S.874 Support Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009 Supporting Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act, H.R.4897 Supporting Disaster Relief for Farm Workers Act, H.R.8765 Opposing draft of House Appropriations Labor Subcommittee for FY25 budget, H.J.Res.135, and H.J.Res.134, and draft of House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee for FY25 budget

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

Opposing provisions in H.R.4367 and H.R. 5894 Opposing draft of House Appropriations Labor Subcommittee for FY25 budget, H.J.Res.135, and H.J.Res.134, and draft of House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee for FY25 budget

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support proposed rule, Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States, Department of Labor (DOL) Docket No. ETA-2023-0003, 1205-AC12 Support Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009 Oppose Supporting Farm Operations Act, H.R. 7046 and S.874 Supporting Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act, H.R.4897 Supporting Disaster Relief for Farm Workers Act, H.R.8765 Opposing draft of House Appropriations Labor Subcommittee for FY25 budget, H.J.Res.135, and H.J.Res.134, and draft of House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee for FY25 budget Opposing House efforts to freeze wages

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

Proposed and Finalized regulations related to the H-2A and H-2B Guestworker Program; E-Verify; Guestworker programs; immigration reform; (S. 874/H. R. 3308) Farm Operations Support Act; S.J.Res.25;/H.J.Res.59; (H.R. 2) Secure the Border Act of 2023; (H. R. 4319) Farm Workforce Modernization Act; (H. R. 4708) HIRE ACT; (S.3848/ H.R. 7046) Supporting Farm Operations Act; (S. 4056) Affordable and Secure Food Act; House Agriculture Committee Agricultural Labor Working Group; FY 2025 Appropriations related to agricultural labor; HJ Res 134 and HJ Res 135

Client expense: $275,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

Issues related to H-2A Visas. Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States". (H.J.Res 135) and Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States" (H.J. Res 134).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ASKED TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING: S.3848/H.R.7046, the Supporting Farm Operations Act, which would freeze the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) at the level that was established in 2023 until end of 2025. H.J.Res.134/H.J.Res.135, the Congressional Review Act disapproving of DOL's "Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States" rule. ASKED TO OPPOSE THE FOLLOWING: DOL's March 2023 AEWR calculation/methodology rule (Docket #: ETA-2021-0006), which would increase H-2A employers' cost even more by changing the methodology for how the AEWR is calculated. NEUTRAL/MONITORED BUT NOT LOBBIED BILLS: - S.4069, the Affordable and Secure Food Act, which would be a comprehensive reform to the H-2A program. OTHER: - Asked members to complete PFB's advocacy email asking House and Senate members to cosponsor S.3848/H.R.7046 (see description above). - Had conversations with PA House and Senate Members over PFB's concerns with OSHA's advanced notice of proposed rulemaking regarding heat illness (Docket #:OSHA-2021-0009-0001). This would protect indoor and outdoor workers from hazardous heat, and obtain additional information about the extent and nature of hazardous heat in the workplace and the nature and effectiveness of interventions and controls used to prevent heat-related injury and illness. However, the provisions would be extremely difficult for agricultural employers to comply with because the temperature for when the proposed rule kicks in would be 85 degrees. - Had conversations with PA delegation over PFB's concerns of DOL's Notice of Proposed Rule Making entitled Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (Docket #: ETA-2023-0003).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported