Protect Local Farms Act

The "Protect Local Farms Act" proposes to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to address state-level overtime regulations for agricultural employees. Its primary purpose is to establish a federal preemption over certain state laws concerning agricultural worker overtime. Specifically, the bill would amend Section 18 of the FLSA to preempt any state law that mandates a maximum workweek for employees in agriculture of less than 60 hours before overtime pay is required. This means that states would be unable to enforce overtime thresholds for these workers below the 60-hour mark, effectively standardizing overtime requirements for agricultural workers under federal provisions.