Labor rights violations on the rise in the agricultural industry
The agricultural industry has come under scrutiny, according to Fox News Latino, because of employers' tendencies to hire undocumented immigrants as low-wage workers and pay them in cash, keeping no records of their employee attendance.
The Department of Labor (DOL) requires employers pay workers minimum wage and keep regular, accurate records of employee attendance and pay rates. However, some experts say employers have been trying to cut costs since the economic recession, the news agency reports, and the agriculture industry has been one of the many to see the frequency of labor rights violations claims increase.
"[Workers] can be weary to approach an attorney because they know it's going to be expensive and all sorts of cultural issues," Antonio Avalos, economics professor at California State University Fresno, told the source. "And if they do, the evidence is not going to be favorable because there is no paper trail."
To educate agricultural employers on the latest state and federal labor laws, the Farm Workers Service Coalition of Imperial County and the California Employment Development Department hosted an educational seminar at Calexico, the Imperial Valley Press reports. California's labor laws are often more strict than federal standards and may require more attention on the part of the employer to prevent Fair Labor Standards Act violations
The Department of Labor (DOL) requires employers pay workers minimum wage and keep regular, accurate records of employee attendance and pay rates. However, some experts say employers have been trying to cut costs since the economic recession, the news agency reports, and the agriculture industry has been one of the many to see the frequency of labor rights violations claims increase.
"[Workers] can be weary to approach an attorney because they know it's going to be expensive and all sorts of cultural issues," Antonio Avalos, economics professor at California State University Fresno, told the source. "And if they do, the evidence is not going to be favorable because there is no paper trail."
To educate agricultural employers on the latest state and federal labor laws, the Farm Workers Service Coalition of Imperial County and the California Employment Development Department hosted an educational seminar at Calexico, the Imperial Valley Press reports. California's labor laws are often more strict than federal standards and may require more attention on the part of the employer to prevent Fair Labor Standards Act violations
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