Title 29, LaborRelease 119-110
§1832 Wages, Supplies, and Other Working Arrangements
Title 29 › CHAPTER 20 — MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION › SUBCHAPTER III — SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTIONS › § 1832
Summary
Farm labor contractors, agricultural employers, and agricultural associations must pay seasonal agricultural workers their wages on time. They must not force workers to buy only from them or break agreed work terms without justification.
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Title 29, §1832
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(a)Payment of wages
Each farm labor contractor, agricultural employer, and agricultural association which employs any seasonal 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 seasonal 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 seasonal 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.
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Citation
29 U.S.C. § 1832
Title 29, Labor
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110