165. Congress Passes $900 Bn. Appropriations Act & DOL H2A Minimum Wage Calculation Method Rule Temporarily Enjoined

Congress passed a much-awaited $900 billion appropriations act for Covid relief and EPA's 5-year dicamba registration approval is being challenged twice in parallel litigation.  Also, Monsanto/Bayer has signed a $300 million dicamba class-action settlement agreement and a federal district court granted an injunction against the Department of Labor's H2A minimum wage calculation rule.  Meanwhile, USDA and the Health and Human Services department released the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020–2025.   Hosted by Audry Thompson, Research Assistant—With Brook Duer, Staff Attorney—Produced & Written by Audry Thompson Material from the Agricultural Law Weekly Review—week ending January 1, 2021 and the Agricultural Law Weekly Review—week ending December 25, 2020 Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law https://aglaw.psu.edu/  Follow us on Twitter @AgShaleLaw  Like us on Facebook Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law This material is based upon work supported by the National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Music is "Caazapá (Aire Popular Paraguayo)" by Edson Lopes is licensed under CC BY 3.0.