The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division announced June 20 that it temporarily suspended enforcement of its 2024 Farmworker Protection Rule, effective immediately. The rule faced numerous legal challenges, so suspending it will provide clarity for American farmers navigating the H-2A guest-worker program, the department said in announcing the decision.  Related: New H-2A regulations to take effect June 28 The 2024 rule, implemented by the Biden administration, required H-2A employers to disclose all applicable wage rates, to permit workers to invite guests to employer-furnished housing, to prohibit vehicle operation unless all occupants wear seatbelts, and other requirements. “While […]