Potatoes are harvested at Green Thumb Farms in Fryeburg, Maine. The farm has agreed to pay $10,164 due to non-immigrant labor violations. (FACEBOOK PHOTO)
Potatoes are harvested at Green Thumb Farms in Fryeburg, Maine. The farm has agreed to pay $10,164 due to non-immigrant labor violations. (FACEBOOK PHOTO)
FRYEBURG, Maine — The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement with Green Thumb Farms Inc. of Fryeburg, after an investigation found that it willfully violated terms of the H-2B non-immigrant visa program under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
Under the settlement agreement, Green Thumb Farms Inc. of Fryeburg has paid $10,164 in penalties to the department and agreed to comply with the law, applicable H-2B regulations, and the obligations agreed and attested to in all of its temporary employment certification applications.
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