Farmworker Protective Laws
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Subject
Popular Name or Short Title of Provision ​(click to view)

Child Labor

Age, Hours, and Related Standards
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (Child Labor)

Civil Rights

Fair Employment Practices
Fair Employment Practices
Wage Discrimination
Age Discrimination
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)
Immigration and Nationality Act (Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination)
Equal Pay Act of 1963
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967

Health & Safety

Workplace Safety
Agricultural Field Sanitation
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Field Sanitation)

Housing

General Employee Housing Standards
Farm Labor Housing Standards
Farm Labor Housing Standards
Other
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Temporary Labor Camps)
Wagner-Peyser Act
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
Immigration and Nationality Act (Temporary Agricultural Workers)

Insurance & Compensation

Unemployment Insurance
Disability Insurance
Federal Unemployment Tax Act
Social Security Act; Federal Insurance Contributions Act

Labor Contractors & Worker Recruitment

Farm Labor Contractor Registration
Recruitment Standards
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
Immigration and Nationality Act (Temporary Agricultural Workers)

Pesticides & Agricultural Chemicals

General Application Standards
​Aerial Application Standards
Aerial Application Standards
Field Worker Safety Standards
Hazard Communication
Anhydrous Ammonia
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
​Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (Aerial Applicator Certification)
Federal Aviation Act of 1958
​Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (Worker Safety)
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Hazard Communication)
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Anhydrous Ammonia)

Transportation

Farmworker Transportation Safety
Farmworker Transportation Safety
Other
Federal Transportation Laws (Migrant Worker Motor Carriers)
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (Motor Vehicle Safety)
Immigration and Nationality Act (Temporary Agricultural Workers)

Wages & Hours

Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage
Wage Payment and Collection
Wage Payment and Collection
Income Tax Withholding
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
Immigration and Nationality Act (Temporary Agricultural Workers)
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (Payment of Wages)
Immigration and Nationality Act (Temporary Agricultural Workers)
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Collection of Income Tax at the Source on Wages)

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