The Labor Department has completed its annual update for the mandated wages for H-2A workers. Effective January 1, the average hourly wage is $18.50 per hour in Minnesota and $18.32 per hour in North Dakota and South Dakota. That’s above the national average of $16.98 per hour. Meanwhile, the National Council of Agricultural Employers has petitioned the Labor Department to change the methodology for determining adverse effect wage rates for H-2A workers.
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