Fairness for Farm Workers Act

This bill would change federal wage law so that farm workers must be paid overtime at one and one-half times their regular pay rate. For employers with more than 25 workers, overtime would start after 55 hours a week in 2027 and the threshold would drop by 5 hours each year until it reaches 40 hours in 2030. Employers with 25 or fewer workers 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, while keeping an exemption for workers who are immediate family members of the employer.

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Sponsors

• Alex Padilla Democrat sponsor
• 13 cosponsors