Title 29, LaborRelease 119-110
§1822 Wages, Supplies, and Other Working Arrangements
Title 29 › CHAPTER 20 — MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION › 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 when those wages are due. They must not force those workers to buy goods or services only from them, and they must not break any agreed work terms without a good reason.
Full Legal Text
Title 29, §1822
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(a)Payment of wages
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)Purchase of goods or services by worker
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)Violation of terms of working arrangement
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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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
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110