"US Department of Labor fines father, daughter farm contractors $166k for violating H-2A program rules in North Carolina; due debarred for 3 years,"

he U.S. Department of Labor has debarred a Snow Hill-based father and daughter for three years from a federal program for widespread violations of federal regulations.

The department’s Wage and Hour Division previously found that Reymundo Perez Guzman committed multiple violations while operating as an unregistered farm labor contractor, resulting in $9,336 in civil money penalties. Through a federal investigation, the division found Guzman was conducting business under his daughter’s name, Yadira Perez Gamas...

“The H-2A temporary agricultural program provides U.S. farmers with the workers needed to harvest crops and help businesses succeed. When employers like Reymundo Perez Guzman and Yadira Perez Gamas violate laws for personal gain, they will be held accountable for their actions,” said Wage and Hour Division District Director Richard Blaylock in Raleigh, North Carolina. “Labor contractors in the H-2A program recruit these workers and must comply with regulations or risk fines and possible debarment from participation in the program.”...

[The Resource Centre was not able to contact Web Roberts Farm to invite a response to the reporting; if a response is received this page will be updated accordingly.]