§1831 Information and recordkeeping requirements

Summary

Requires farm labor contractors, agricultural employers, and agricultural associations to give seasonal farm workers a written job notice when they are offered work. The notice must say where the work is, what wages will be paid, what crops and tasks the worker may do, how long the job will last, any transport or other benefits and their costs, whether there is a strike or work stoppage, any deals with nearby businesses that let the contractor or employer get money from worker purchases, and whether state workers’ compensation is provided (including the insurer, policyholder, who to call and the phone number, and how soon to report an injury or death). Recruiters who use day‑haul operations must give the same information at the place of recruitment. Employers must post a Labor Department poster listing worker rights and must give the written job notice if asked. They must keep pay records for three years and give each worker a written, itemized pay statement each pay period showing pay basis, piecework units (if any), hours, total pay, each withholding and its purpose, and net pay. Contractors must share worker records with other contractors or employers they supplied and those recipients must keep them three years from the end of employment. 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 other common languages; the Labor Department will provide forms.