Title 29, LaborRelease 119-110
§1844 Compliance with Written Agreements
Title 29 › CHAPTER 20 — MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION › SUBCHAPTER IV — FURTHER PROTECTIONS FOR MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKERS › § 1844
Summary
Farm labor contractors must follow written agreements with farm employers or associations about contracting or protecting workers; they don't remove duties under this chapter.
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Title 29, §1844
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(a)Applicability to contracting activity or worker protection
No farm labor contractor shall violate, without justification, the terms of any written agreements made with an agricultural employer or an agricultural association pertaining to any contracting activity or worker protection under this chapter.
(b)Statutory liability
Written agreements under this section do not relieve a person of any responsibility that such person would otherwise have under this chapter.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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. § 1844
Title 29, Labor
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110