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Fairness for Farm Workers Act

USA116th CongressHR-1080| House 
| Updated: 2/7/2019
Raúl M. Grijalva

Raúl M. Grijalva

Democratic Representative

Arizona

Cosponsors (66)
Al Lawson (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Jared F. Golden (Democratic)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Katie Hill (Democratic)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Josh Harder (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)TJ Cox (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Fairness for Farm Workers Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 with respect to agricultural workers. The bill requires employers, beginning in 2021, to compensate agricultural workers for hours worked in excess of their regular hours (i.e., 55 hours in 2021, 50 hours in 2022, 45 hours in 2023, and 40 hours in 2024) at not less than one and one-half times the employee's regular rate. For employers with 25 or fewer employees, the overtime pay requirements begin in 2024. These overtime pay requirements do not apply, as in current law, to employees who are the parent, spouse, child, or other member of the employer's immediate family. The bill also repeals the exemption from overtime pay requirements for employers in various agriculture-related industries, including certain small farms, irrigation projects, sugar processing, and cotton ginning and compressing.
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Timeline
Feb 7, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-385
Introduced in Senate
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced in House
Feb 7, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • February 7, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-385
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 7, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • February 7, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 116-385: Fairness for Farm Workers Act
Labor standardsMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborSmall businessWages and earnings

Fairness for Farm Workers Act

USA116th CongressHR-1080| House 
| Updated: 2/7/2019
Fairness for Farm Workers Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 with respect to agricultural workers. The bill requires employers, beginning in 2021, to compensate agricultural workers for hours worked in excess of their regular hours (i.e., 55 hours in 2021, 50 hours in 2022, 45 hours in 2023, and 40 hours in 2024) at not less than one and one-half times the employee's regular rate. For employers with 25 or fewer employees, the overtime pay requirements begin in 2024. These overtime pay requirements do not apply, as in current law, to employees who are the parent, spouse, child, or other member of the employer's immediate family. The bill also repeals the exemption from overtime pay requirements for employers in various agriculture-related industries, including certain small farms, irrigation projects, sugar processing, and cotton ginning and compressing.
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Timeline
Feb 7, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-385
Introduced in Senate
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced in House
Feb 7, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • February 7, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-385
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 7, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • February 7, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Raúl M. Grijalva

Raúl M. Grijalva

Democratic Representative

Arizona

Cosponsors (66)
Al Lawson (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Jared F. Golden (Democratic)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Katie Hill (Democratic)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Josh Harder (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)TJ Cox (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 116-385: Fairness for Farm Workers Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Labor standardsMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborSmall businessWages and earnings