Familias Unidas Por La Justicia AFL-CIO v. United States Department of Labor

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT AT SEATTLE FAMILIAS UNIDAS POR LA JUSTICIA, CASE NO. 2:24-cv-00637-JHC AFL-CIO, ORDER Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; LORI CHAVEZ-DeREMER in her official capacity as United States Secretary of Labor,

Defendants.

As stated at the in-court hearing held on April 15, 2025, Dkt. # 157, the Court partially STAYS its second preliminary injunction, Dkt. # 145. Until further order of the Court, the Court stays the following portions of its second preliminary injunction ordering the United States Department of Labor (DOL) to: • Immediately rescind and modify all AEWR-only job orders approved for beneficiaries of the Barton preliminary injunction located in Washington since November 25, 2024; • Inform all relevant employers in Washington that to continue to employ H-2A workers, they must unequivocally offer and pay the conforming prevailing piece rate wage under the 2020-Survey prevailing wage rates in compliance with the

Ninth Circuit’s conclusion on the application of 20 C.F.R. §§ 655.120(a) and 655.122(l) in Torres Hernandez v. Su, 2024 WL 2559562, at *1 (9th Cir. May 24, 2024); • Inform all relevant employers in Washington that they must expeditiously disclose updated terms and conditions of work to their employees The second preliminary injunction otherwise remains in effect. Dated this 15th day of April, 2025. a

John H. Chun United States District Judge