SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 27 -- The California Attorney General issued the following press release:
OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today released a statement after the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California's ruling that the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) 2025 interim final rule, which implements a significant reduction to the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR), was unlawful. The Court found that the rule was arbitrary and capricious and did not meet the good cause standard for bypassing the required notice and comment period.
"California would not be the largest producer of agricultural goods in the U.S. without the hard work and dedication of our agricultural workers. Their hard work puts prod...