Fairness for Farm Workers Act

This bill would change the Fair Labor Standards Act so that farm workers earn overtime pay of one and one-half times their regular rate. Starting in 2027, overtime would begin after 55 hours in a workweek. The threshold would drop by five hours each year until it reaches 40 hours in 2030. Employers with 25 or fewer employees would follow the same steps three years later, starting in 2030 and reaching 40 hours in 2033. The bill would also remove several existing exemptions for agricultural work from federal wage and hour rules, but would keep the exemption for an employer's immediate family members.

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Sponsors

• Adelita S. Grijalva Democrat sponsor
• 14 cosponsors