# Trump’s farmworker pay cut moved $2.5 billion a year from workers to growers. A judge says it’s illegal, and back pay could follow

- Source: Fortune
- Published: 2026-10-28T07:29:00+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://fortune.com/2026/10/28/trump-h2a-farmworker-pay-cut-ruling-back-pay-deadline/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/trump-s-farmworker-pay-cut-moved-2-5-billion-a-year-from-workers-to-gr-e0028a/

The Labor Department has until Dec. 30 to replace the rule covering nearly 400,000 seasonal farm jobs. If it misses the deadline, pay snaps back to Biden-era rates.

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