Legal Opinion
Virginia Agricultural Growers Ass'n v. U.S. Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 13, 1985No. 84-1181PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:
Plaintiff Virginia Agricultural Growers Association (VAGA) is an association representing southern Virginia tobacco growers. VAGA seeks declaratory and injunctive relief against the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC). VAGA claims that DOL’s “50% rule” governing the hiring of seasonal foreign workers is an arbitrary and capricious regulation issued without legal authority. The rule requires employers petitioning the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) for seasonal foreign labor to give a written assurance that they…
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