The Washington Growers League and the law firm of Stokes Lawrence Velikanje Moore and Shore are sponsoring farm labor workshops designed specifically for agricultural employers and managers.

Among the topics to be discussed:3-Washington Growers League-logo

  • the federal H-2A guest worker program and agricultural housing;
  • best practices for management, including communicating company culture and expectations, responding to worker complaints about wages, sexual harassment and discrimination, and injuries and disabilities;
  • hot topics in agriculture, such as child labor, responding to a Department of Labor audit and responding to labor-organizing activities.

The workshops will be held in Pasco, Wenatchee or Yakima on the following dates:

Monday, November 16, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Red Lion Hotel, 2525 N. 20th Ave, Pasco, Washington

Registration is $50 per person, with lunch included.

Thursday, December 10, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Confluence Technology Center, 285 Technology Center Way #102, Wenatchee, Washington

Registration is $50 per person, with lunch included.

Friday, December 11, 8:30 a.m. to 12:3 p.m.

Hilton Garden Inn, 401 E. Yakima Ave., Yakima, Washington

Registration is $25 per person. Lunch is not included.

 

For more information or to register, visit www.growersleague.org.