The 5% of U.S. farms labor contractors (FLCs) with the most H-2A violations accounted for 45% of all H-2A violations found among FLCs during fiscal years 2005–2019

% of farms investigated % of violations
95%–100% 46.8%
91%–95% 18.7%
86%–90% 10.0%
81%–85% 7.5%
76%–80% 5.0%
71%–75% 3.7%
66%–70% 2.6%
61%–65% 1.8%
56%–60% 1.2%
51%–55% 0.8%
46%–50% 0.5%
41%–45% 0.4%
36%–40% 0.2%
31%–35% 0.2%
26%–30% 0.2%
21%–25% 0.1%
16%–20% 0.1%
11%–15% 0.1%
6%–10% 0.1%
1%–5% 0.0%

Note: There were 327 investigations of U.S. FLCs that found H-2A violations between fiscal year 2005 and fiscal year 2019.

Source: Authors' analysis of U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Compliance Action Data  (U.S. DOL-WHD 2020f).

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