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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 1605536" data-attributes="member: 12952">Employers Outraged at DoL&#039;s Demand for Pay of $2/hr for Shepherds The standards laid on by the old (and current) DoL regulations are very minimal: $750 a month plus room and board. &quot;Room&quot; in this setting does not imply a dwelling with a roof, windows, heat, power, or running water. It allows for the use of portable trailers or tents. &quot;Board&quot; means that the workers are given groceries and cook for themselves. The wage in California is higher because of state government action.The Department of Labor, commendably, is trying to double the existing wages, which have been virtually flat for 22 years, and the ranchers are howling. The $2.00/hour figure mentioned earlier is based on a 24-7 job situation. (There are 720 hours in a 30-day month; the wage rates proposed by DoL, which vary from state to state, are mostly in the $1,400-$1,500 a month range.) The proposed $2.00 an hour average, admittedly, includes some sleep time and cooking time.With wages (using the 24-hour day) currently at about $1.00 an hour plus room and board, the industry hires either no citizens, or virtually no citizens. Because of the current DoL rules, this is an industry that is completely dependent on near-indentured, ill-paid, and isolated foreign workers.<a href="http://www.cis.org/north/employers-outraged-dols-demand-pay-2hr-shepherds" target="_blank">http://www.cis.org/north/employers-outraged-dols-demand-pay-2hr-shepherds</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 1605536, member: 12952"] [SIZE=5][B]Employers Outraged at DoL's Demand for Pay of $2/hr for Shepherds [/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=5] [B]The standards laid on by the old (and current) DoL regulations are very minimal: $750 a month plus room and board. "Room" in this setting does not imply a dwelling with a roof, windows, heat, power, or running water. It allows for the use of portable trailers or tents. "Board" means that the workers are given groceries and cook for themselves. The wage in California is higher because of state government action. The Department of Labor, commendably, is trying to double the existing wages, which have been virtually flat for 22 years, and the ranchers are howling. The $2.00/hour figure mentioned earlier is based on a 24-7 job situation. (There are 720 hours in a 30-day month; the wage rates proposed by DoL, which vary from state to state, are mostly in the $1,400-$1,500 a month range.) The proposed $2.00 an hour average, admittedly, includes some sleep time and cooking time. With wages (using the 24-hour day) currently at about $1.00 an hour plus room and board, the industry hires either no citizens, or virtually no citizens. Because of the current DoL rules, this is an industry that is completely dependent on near-indentured, ill-paid, and isolated foreign workers.[/B] [B][/B] [B][URL]http://www.cis.org/north/employers-outraged-dols-demand-pay-2hr-shepherds[/URL][/B][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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