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  "title": "US Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (29 USC ch 20): Farmworker Protections",
  "domain": "Agriculture & Agritech",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-05-26",
  "bluf": "The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, MSPA (29 U.S.C. ch. 20), establishes employment standards and protections for migrant and seasonal agricultural workers and regulates farm labor contractors, administered by the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division. Section 1811 requires a farm labor contractor to register with and be certified by the Secretary. Section 1821 sets the information and recordkeeping requirements for migrant agricultural workers: at the time of recruitment the worker must receive written disclosure of the terms of employment, including the place of employment, wage rates, crops and kinds of activities, the period of employment, transportation and other benefits, and the existence of any strike or work stoppage; employers must post a Department of Labor poster of worker rights, must keep payroll records for three years, and must provide each worker with an itemized pay statement; and knowingly providing false or misleading information is prohibited. Section 1822 governs wages, supplies and other working arrangements, requiring timely payment of wages owed. Section 1831 sets parallel disclosure and recordkeeping requirements for seasonal agricultural workers, and section 1841 imposes motor vehicle safety and insurance requirements on transportation of workers. Section 1853 provides civil money penalties and section 1854 a private right of action. The Act is the legal foundation for US farmworker employment protection.",
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