Kalen Fraser Expert Witness
Curriculum Vitae

Wage Hour and H-2A/H-2B Guestworker Programs

Contact this Expert Witness

  • Company: The Labor Brain Inc.
  • Phone: 970-402-9196

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Employment and Immigration

Keywords/Search Terms:

H-2A, H-2B, H2A, H2B, Guestworker, MSPA, Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, FLSA, Fair Labor Standards Act, H2-A, H2-B, Visa workers, visa programs, ag employment, Department of Labor investigations, labor audits, civil money penalties, back wages, DOL, wage and hour

Education:

B.A. Political Science, Northwestern University

Years in Practice:

16

Additional Information

www.laborbrain.com Ms. Fraser graduated from Northwestern University and is a former U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Investigator and the founder of The Labor Brain Inc., a consulting firm specializing in guestworker labor compliance. She provides insightful, accurate, and practical analysis of the enforcement of the H-2A and H-2B guest worker programs, the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA), and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), enabling clients and their counsel to make informed decisions in complex employment cases. Ms. Fraser has investigated or audited hundreds of employers for federal labor law compliance, trained fellow investigators on H-2A and H-2B enforcement, and served as a third-party monitor approved by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. She has created the nation’s first online H-2A and H-2B employer training programs, provided technical assistance to attorneys and CPAs nationwide, and conducted compliance audits involving liabilities exceeding $50 million.