Title 29 — LaborRelease 119-73
§1822 Wages, supplies, and other working arrangements
Title 29 › Chapter CHAPTER 20— - MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - MIGRANT AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTIONS › § 1822
Summary
Farm labor contractors, agricultural employers, and agricultural associations must pay migrant agricultural workers the wages they are owed on time, must not force those workers to buy goods or services only from them, and must not break agreed work arrangements with those workers unless they have a good reason.
Full Legal Text
Title 29, §1822
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(a)Each farm labor contractor, agricultural employer, and agricultural association which employs any migrant agricultural worker shall pay the wages owed to such worker when due.
(b)No farm labor contractor, agricultural employer, or agricultural association shall require any migrant agricultural worker to purchase any goods or services solely from such farm labor contractor, agricultural employer, or agricultural association.
(c)No farm labor contractor, agricultural employer, or agricultural association shall, without justification, violate the terms of any working arrangement made by that contractor, employer, or association with any migrant agricultural worker.
Legislative History
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective 90 days from Jan. 14, 1983, see section 524 of Pub. L. 97–470, set out as a note under section 1801 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
29 U.S.C. § 1822
Title 29 — Labor
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73