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Maryland Court Rules Poultry Farm Manager Is Co-Employee of Integrator in Workers’ Compensation Case

Paul Goeringer

Jan 28, 2020
5 min

Maryland Court Rules Poultry Farm Manager Is Co-Employee of Integrator in Workers’ Compensation Case

The article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, in Uninsured Employers’ Fund v. Tyson Farms, Inc., recently agreed with the Workers’ Compensation Commission that a poultry farm manager’s occupational disease disablement arose out of his co-employment to both the poultry farm owner and the poultry company, Tyson Farms, Inc. Tyson may appeal to the Court of Appeals of Maryland, but growers an

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Child Labor Laws in Agriculture: What You Need To Know

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Oct 1, 2015
2 min

Child Labor Laws in Agriculture: What You Need To Know

By Ashley Ellixson Like many from agriculture families, I grew up working summers or even weekends on my family’s dairy. Working as a 12 year old may seem foreign to many but in the agriculture industry, it is a very common practice. Have you ever been in a situation where you had to ask, “Is this legal?” or “Are there laws I should know about in order to have the neighbor kids work here over the summer?” If you have, you are not the first and if you haven’t, you’re also

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Ag Labor: Complying with the I-9 Process Webinar

Paul Goeringer

Jun 8, 2015
1 min

Ag Labor: Complying with the I-9 Process Webinar

Complying with federal and state labor laws can be complicated matters for not only agricultural producers but any business operator. One aspect of federal labor law is verifying the individual is eligible to work in the United States. On June 22, Dr. Shannon Ferrell, Oklahoma associate professor of agricultural economics, Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University,will cover this topic and touch upon other issues related to federal labor laws. The web

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