Fairness for Farm Workers Act
Sponsored By: Representative Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7]
Introduced
Summary
A phased national overtime standard for agricultural workers would require overtime pay after set weekly hour thresholds and would narrow several long-standing exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Fewer exemptions for farm workers
If enacted, this bill would narrow and remove several farm-worker exemptions in federal labor law. It would limit the family-and-household exemption so it only applies when the worker is the employer's parent, spouse, child, or other immediate family member. It would tie some enterprise-level exemptions to a 500 man-days‑per‑quarter test using the pre-enactment definition and would repeal several listed agricultural exemptions. Effective dates vary by employer size: one set of repeals would begin Jan 1, 2027 for employers with more than 25 workers, and most changes would phase in Jan 1, 2030 for larger employers and Jan 1, 2033 for employers with 25 or fewer workers.
Phased overtime pay for farm workers
If enacted, this bill would require most farm workers to get overtime pay after weekly hour limits. Employers would pay 1.5 times the worker's regular rate for hours over the weekly threshold. For most employers, thresholds would be 55 hours (Jan 1, 2027), 50 hours (Jan 1, 2028), 45 hours (Jan 1, 2029), and 40 hours (Jan 1, 2030). For employers with 25 or fewer employees, the same stages would start later: 55 hours on Jan 1, 2030; 50 on Jan 1, 2031; 45 on Jan 1, 2032; and 40 on Jan 1, 2033. This would apply only when the worker in the workweek is engaged in commerce or in producing goods for commerce, or is employed in an enterprise that is.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Cosponsors
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 9/4/2026
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/4/2026
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/4/2026
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/4/2026
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 9/4/2026
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 9/4/2026
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 9/4/2026
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/4/2026
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/4/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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