Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop
Legacy Labor, Inc.
📍 Somerset, KY · Pulaski County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26189-085321
- 📞 Phone: +1 (231) 878-4618
- ✉️ Email: jobs@legacylabor.com
Employer instructions
All local and intrastate (instate) applicants are to apply directly to the employer, between the hours of 9:00 am-3:00 pm Monday- Thursday. Applicants may apply by emailing their resume or application to Julianne Fritz or call Monday Thursday 9:00 am until 3:00 pm to schedule an in-person interview. All applicants may apply at any local state workforce agency (SWA). SWA staff is encouraged at call The Order Holding Office (OHO) regarding questions, concerns or to initiate a referral of a qualified worker. The Applicant Holding Offices (AHO) must apprise the applicant of all terms and conditions of employment prior to referral. For interstate (out of state) and Intrastate applicants, apply at the local state employment agency. WA staff should attempt to make a referral while the applicant is at the Job Service office during times disclosed above. Over the phone interviews (for non-local applicants) will be done once employer has received written confirmation that the employer has complied with all disclosure requirements in accordance with 20 CFR500.76. Participation and monitoring of the interview process by SWA staff guarantees proper disclosure of the terms and conditions and protects the integrity of the interview process. Workers should be fully apprised by the local employment office of the terms, conditions, and nature of employment prior to referral. This will enable applicants to review all the information and make an informed decision about the job and will ensure compliance with disclosure requirements. Completing an application is part of the interview process. Workers are screened for compliance with the following criteria: 1) confirm ability, availability, qualifications, and willingness to perform work described and confirm intention to work the entire season, 2) local workers confirm availability of reliable daily transportation to and from the job site for the entire season. Non-local workers confirm availability of transportation to job site to begin work, 3) confirmation of full disclosure of all terms, condition, and nature of work-job by local employment staff,4) affirmative confirmation of legal qualifications to work in the US as described below. Workers recruited against the job order from within normal commuting distance will not be provided with housing, subsistence, and transportation. Only workers legally entitled to work in the United States and who possess original identity and employment eligibility documents sufficient to complete INS Form I-9, as required by the Immigration and Nationality Act, will be permitted to complete the hiring process. Workers referred against this order should be informed that they must have these documents in their possession when they arrive at the place of employment. Provided those workers complete section 1 of form I-9, workers will have three business days to produce the required documentation to complete section 2 of form I-9, as provided in the Act. Workers not providing this documentation will not be bellowed to go to work on the fourth business day of employment, or any subsequent days until the documentation is provided, as provided in the Act. The employer does not conduct background checks but may terminate the worker (foreign and/or domestic) with notification to the employment service if employer discovers a criminal conviction record or status as a registered sex offender that employer reasonably believes, consistent with current law, will impair the safety and living conditions of other workers. Interested applicants are encouraged to contact their nearest State Workforce Agency local office (i.e. SWA) to receive terms and conditions of employment and to apply for the job opportunity.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26189-085321
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Crops: Strawberries
Harvesting, crop work and other greenhouse-related activities, cleaning and small maintenance and repairs of growing and packing equipment, pest management control, packing freshly-harvested berries and other packhouse-related activities, internal logistics related to the harvesting and packing of berries.
Job Description add-in for ETA Form 790:
All workers will receive on-the-job training on the quality standards required for the position, including: missed fruit, harvesting technique, sorting/mis-sorting, bruising, fruit size, and fruit maturity expectations. Workers’ performance will be audited by the employer on meeting these quality standards and assigned a quality ranking of one to five. In addition, workers will be evaluated on their speed. For combing, workers must process a minimum of 1300 plants/hour. For harvesting, once workers have completed 80 hours of harvesting, they must harvest at least 20 kg/hour. After 120 hours of harvesting, workers must harvest at least 30 kg/hour. When harvesting in one punnet, the harvest rate will increase by 5 kg/hour above the requirements stated above. Workers must not have more than 15 mis-clicks or mis-registrations in the Priva system in any given week.
In addition to the specific quality and speed standards training that will be provided post-hire, workers must demonstrate bona fide effort to meet the employer’s work standards. Work/Job Specification Definitions: a) Sloppy: not careful or neat: showing a lack of care, attention, or effort. b) bona fide: made with earnest intent c) earnest: serious in intention, purpose, or effort: d) sustained: continuing for an extended period or without interruption. e) endurance: the ability or strength to continue or last, especially despite fatigue, stress, or other adverse conditions. f) efficiently: performing or functioning in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort. g) consistently: same way over a long period of time. Bona fide, in this context, means made with earnest intent and keeping with fellow workers.
This job order covers multiple worksites with staggered start dates. Workers will perform the same job duties described in this order at the worksites listed in Section F.
Twenty (20) workers will begin employment at Bosch Berrier on September 8, 2026. Forty-five (45) additional workers will begin employment on September 21, 2026. Ten (10) workers will begin on November 11, 2026 and an additional ten (10) workers will begin March 29, 2027. Each worker will be employed for the full period of employment applicable from their individual start date, as indicated in Section A.5. Exact start dates may vary slightly depending on operational needs, weather conditions, and worker arrival schedules, but all workers are guaranteed employment for the full period once their work begins.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 2 months |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 75 lb Drug test |
2 months experience working in a commercial greenhouse. On-site-training for curtain task. Applicants must furnish affirmative job references from recent employers operating comparable operations establishing acceptable previous experience. Must be physically able to meet and perform all job specifications stated in job order. Must be able to work in the hot humid weather for extended periods of time. Workers are subject to random drug testing at no cost to the employee. All drug testing will occur after the worker begins his or her employment and is not a part of the interview process. Failing or refusing a drug test will result in immediate termination.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE POLICY: This employer will strive to provide a safe and healthful work environment, free of substance abuse, for the protection of our associates, employees and visitors. The use, possession or being under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol during working time is prohibited.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | $12.70 (H2A) |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Somerset, Ky) |
| Housing | Stick Built 10 Bedrooms 10 Bathrooms 9,416 Sq Ft |
| Meals | Employers will furnish free cooking and kitchen facilities to those workers who are entitled to live in the employers' housing so that workers may prepare their own meals. Workers will buy their own groceries. Once a week the employers will offer to provide (on a voluntary basis by the workers) free transportation to assure workers access to the closest store where they can purchase groceries. In the event kitchen facilities are not available, or become unavailable during the season, workers staying in employer housing will be provided 3 meals per day at the current subsistence rate as posted in the federal register. Workers staying in employer provided housing that does not have kitchen facilities to prepare their own meals will be provided 3 meals per day at the current subsistence rate posted in the federal register. If this rate changes after the start of the contract, workers will be notified of the updated rate. |
| Daily transportation | Workers staying in employer housing: Workers will be provided employer owned transportation to and from work daily from the housing. Daily transportation schedule will coincide with the work schedule outlined on this application, or as agreed upon between employer and employee based on seasonal demands and/or workload. If needed multiple trips will be made if needed. |
| Travel to the job | (a) Incoming: At the filing of this job order that is not known based on appointment availability at the consulate. The Employer will not advance transportation and subsistence costs to workers for transportation to or from the place of employment. Employer will provide or reimburse workers as outlined in the regulations the most economical cost of transportation subsistence costs during travel. See contract for additional details. |
| Pay deductions | The employer will make the following deductions from the Worker's wages: FICA taxes, Medicare, Local, State (if applicable) and Federal Income tax as required by law. Workers will be charged for the following: cash advances and repayment of loans, meals (if applicable) repayment of over payment of wages to the worker, recovery of any loss to the employers due to workers damage (beyond normal wear and tear), or loss of equipment or housing items if shown the worker is responsible. and any other charges expressly authorized by the Worker inwriting. If the employee voluntarily purchases items from the employer it will be at cost and not result in a profit for the employer. FICA, State and Federal taxes will not be deducted from those worker ’s wages that are working under a temporary, agricultural visa, unless it’s discovered it is required or if the worker request withholding and the employer agrees to do so as stated by the IRS. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26189-085321 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) |
| Posted | Jul 13, 2026 |