2024 Becker Forum
Event Details
Date
January 22, 2024
Time
8:30am-5:00pm
Location
OnCenter
800 S. State Street
Syracuse, NY
Host
Cornell Ag Workforce Development/NYS Vegetable Growers Assoc.
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Event Registration
Becker Forum
The Becker Forum is back at the Oncenter in Syracuse, NY on Monday, January 22, 2024 from 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM.
Topics include:
- H-2A Job Classifications and Wage Rates
- NY Overtime Tax Credit
- NY Farm Labor Union Update
- Labor Laws and Best Practices for Growers During an Audit
- Improving Farm Labor Effectiveness and Efficiency
- Farm and Food Workers Relief Grant Program
- Unemployment Insurance and Partial Employment
Guest speakers will include Attorney Joshua Viau of Fisher Phillips Law Firm, Attorney Chris Schulte of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, Sarah Decker and Ivette Vigano of the U.S. Department of Labor and more.
If you have H2A employees and are unsure of how to fill in job order requests this year, a representative of US DOL (national) will be here to help interpret the new regulations!
Apples
Apricots
Asparagus
Beets
Blueberries
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Cherries
Cucumbers
Dry Beans
Eggplant
Ethnic Vegetables
Garlic
Grapes
Horseradish
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce / Leafy Greens
Melons
Nectarines
Onions
Parsnips
Peaches
Pears
Peas
Peppers
Plums
Potatoes
Pumpkins / Gourds
Radishes
Raspberries / Blackberries
Rhubarb
Rutabaga
Snap Beans
Squash - Summer
Squash- Winter
Strawberries
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turnips
