§1803 Applicability of Chapter

Summary

Does not cover lots of people and groups who do farm labor contracting. People who work only for their own farm or a family member’s farm are not covered, even if they formed a business. People who fit the Fair Labor Standards Act "man‑days" exemption are not covered. A carrier is not covered if its only farm role is moving migrant or seasonal workers. Labor unions, nonprofit charities, and nonprofit schools are not covered. People who do contracting only within 25 miles of home and for 13 weeks or less a year are not covered. Custom combine, hay‑harvesting, and sheep‑shearing operations are not covered. Certain custom poultry operations are not covered if workers are not regularly required to be away from home past normal work hours. People whose main job is not farming who supply full‑time students or other non‑farm workers to do seed work (like detasseling or rogueing) or to string or harvest shade‑grown tobacco are not covered, and the people they supply are also not covered, unless the workers must stay overnight away from home or persons under 18 are providing transportation. Employees of any of the above exempt persons are also not covered when they do contracting work only for that exempt person. Subchapter I does not apply to any agricultural employer or agricultural association, or to employees of such an employer or association.