The U.S. Labor Department’s decision Thursday to delay until Dec. 1 a substantial increase in wages for temporary immigrant workers has led to the postponement of a related federal court case in Louisiana contesting the new rules. Foresters and seafood processors in the state are among those challenging the rules, saying they could boost wages of temporary immigrant workers by as much as 51% to 83%, causing some businesses to shut down. The rules were to take effect Sept. 30. A hearing in a lawsuit seeking to block the rules was set for Friday in Alexandria, but was postponed when the Labor Department announced a 60-day delay. Backers of the new rules want the case dismissed, or moved to a federal court in Pennsylvania that has been dealing with the issue. Read an article in the Alexandria Town Talk about the issue here.
Delay in federal immigrant wage hike postpones Louisiana challenge
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