§1821 Information and recordkeeping requirements

Summary

Farm labor contractors, agricultural employers, and farmworker groups must give every migrant worker a written notice when they recruit them. The notice must say where the job is, the wage rates, the crops or tasks, how long the job will last, what transportation, housing, or other benefits (and any costs) are offered, whether there is a strike or work stoppage, any local deals that let employers or stores profit from worker purchases, and whether State workers’ compensation is provided (including the insurer’s name, the policyholder’s name, who to call if there is an injury or death with phone number, and the time limit for reporting). Those employers must also post a clear poster at the work site about worker rights and give the written recruitment info on request. If they provide housing, they must post or give the housing rules. They must keep payroll records for three years and give each worker an itemized pay statement every pay period showing pay basis, piecework units if any, hours, gross pay, each deduction and why, and net pay. Contractors must share records about a worker with other contractors or employers who got that worker, and recipients must keep them three years. No one may knowingly give false or misleading job information. All required information must be in writing in English or, when needed and reasonable, in Spanish or another common language; the Department of Labor will provide posters and forms in those languages.