Labor Dept. Dumps Red Tape to Boost Farmworker Safeguards
Published Date: 7/1/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
The Department of Labor is scrapping old rules that slowed down teamwork between its groups that protect migrant farmworkers. This change lets the Department work faster and smarter without extra red tape. Migrant farmworkers and the agencies that help them will see smoother, quicker enforcement soon—no extra costs or delays expected.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Quicker enforcement for migrant farmworkers
If you are a migrant farmworker or work with them, the Department of Labor is removing rules that governed how the Wage and Hour Division, OSHA, and the Employment and Training Administration coordinate enforcement. The change is intended to let those agencies act more quickly and smoothly on enforcement related to migrant farmworkers, and the Department says no extra costs or delays are expected.
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