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USA-1983-L-31162
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Title_of_text
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act of 1983 (29 U.S.C., Chapter 20).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
United States of America
Subjects (Classification)
Migrant workers; Specific categories of workers; Agriculture workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
1983
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Removes the restraints on commerce caused by activities detrimental to migrant and seasonal agricultural workers. Imposes an obligation on farm labour contractors to register for the purpose of assuring protection for migrant and seasonal agricultural workers, agricultural associations, and agricultural employers.
This Act repealed and replaced the Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act (FLCRA) - P.L. 88-582 (September 7, 1964).
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1983-01-14
Initial Act
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1967 (USA-1967-R-96851)
Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Regulations (29 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, § 500-899).
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1870 (USA-2012-L-92481)
U.S.C. TITLE 20 - Education.
Amended text(s)
1884-06-27 (USA-1884-L-105991)
U.S.C. TITLE 29 - Labor.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1995-11-15 (USA-1995-L-44266)
Migrant Worker Protection. Public Law 104-49 [H.R. 1715].
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Publisher
US Department of Labor
Country
United States
URL
https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/statutes/0001.mspa.htm
Electronic source title
United States Code
Author
Office of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S.A.
URL
http://uscode.house.gov/
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Government Printing Office (GPO), United State of America
URL
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2011-title29/html/USCODE-2011-title29-chap20.htm
Monograph region
Monograph title
U.S. Labor and Employment Laws
Author
West R.
Publisher
BNA Books
Place of publication
Washington, D.C.
Country
United States of America
Date
1991-03
Page range
pp. 11/3-11/19