Agricultutral Workers

The California legislature has passed a bill that seeks to extend overtime pay protections – such as those contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) – to state farm workers. If passed, these protections could serve as a model for other state and federal overtime pay laws. The California law provides that farm laborers…

The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered several Michigan blueberry farmers and contractors to pay $106,000 in penalties and back wages after an investigation revealed migrant housing and child labor law violations. The farmers were also order to pay close to $30,000 in back wages to hand-harvest growers for wage and overtime violations. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)…

Most seasonal agricultural workers in Georgia and the rest of the country are covered under two separate labor laws-the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA). The two laws always need to be read together, as well as in conjunction with state laws, by a qualified employment lawyer, to…