Harris Beach & Farm Credit East presents a webinar series on seasonal work and immigration

The first of four webinars, H-2A: Getting the Right Farm Workers Legal, will be held on November 30 at 10:00 a.m.

PUBLISHED ON November 21, 2022

ENFIELD, CT — Join Harris Beach, PLLC and Farm Credit East for an informative webinar series on seasonal labor and immigration. The first of four webinars entitled “H-2A: Obtaining needed agricultural workers legally”, will take place on Wednesday, November 30, at 10.00

In this webinar, Harris Beach attorneys and the New York State Department of Labor’s Foreign Worker Certification Division will cover several topics, including H-2A 101: The 2022-23 Process; H-2A employer responsibilities and compliance requirements; what constitutes employment in “agriculture”; violation of the H-2A final rule; and New York State Department of Labor news.

This series will feature three additional webinars. “Permanent foreign work options for seasonal business” will take place on Wednesday, December 7; “I-9 Compliance: What Every Seasonal Business Needs to Know” will take place on Wednesday, December 14; and “H-2B: Navigating the Maze» will take place on Wednesday, January 11. All webinars run from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM on the respective dates.

Visit FarmCreditEast.com/Webinars to register, or contact Chris Lawton at (800) 562-2235 or Chris. Laughton@farmcrediteast.com for more information.

Farm Credit East is a member-owned cooperative with 25 locations in its eight-state service area. In addition to loans and leasing, the organization also offers a full range of specialized financial services such as tax preparation, payroll, accounting, valuation and consulting for businesses involved in agriculture, forestry and commercial fishing. Farm Credit East is governed by a 19-member board of directors consisting of 15 customer-elected, two customer-appointed and two outside directors. For more information visit FarmCreditEast.com.

– Farm Credit East