Compliance Assistance —
Migrant and Seasonal Workers Protection Act (MSPA)

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• The Law
• The Regulations
• 29 CFR Part 500
• 29 CFR Part 501
• Federal Register
• Preamble to 29 CFR Part 500
• Proposed Rule
• Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act [03/18/1996] | [PDF Version]
• Final Rules
• Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act [03/12/1997] | [PDF Version]
• Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act [05/16/1996]

Synopsis of Law

The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act removes the restraints on commerce caused by activities detrimental to migrant and seasonal agricultural workers; requires farm labor contractors to register under this Act; and assures necessary protections for migrant and seasonal agricultural workers, agricultural associations, and agricultural employers.

Compliance Assistance Materials

Workplace Posters    Fact Sheets    Guides    MSPA Ineligibility List    Presentations

Workplace Posters

• Bilingual English/Spanish
  Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
  Ley de Protección de Trabajadores Migrantes y Temporales en la Agricultura
• Bilingual English/Haitian
  Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
  Ak ki Proteje Ciltivate cap fe va e vien e cultivate cap travay pa saison (MSPA)

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Fact Sheets

• Fact Sheet #12: Agricultural Employers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Fact Sheet #26: Section H-2A of the Immigration Reform and Control Act
• Fact Sheet #35: Joint Employment and Independent Contractors Under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
• Fact Sheet #40: Federal Child Labor Laws In Farm Jobs
• Hoja de Datos Núm. 40: Leyes Federales que Rigen el Empleo de Menores de Edad en los Trabajos Agrícolas
• Fact Sheet #44: Visits to Employers
• Fact Sheet #49: The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
• Fact Sheet #50: Transportation under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
• Fact Sheet #51: Field Sanitation Standards under the Occupational Safety and Health Act

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Guides

• Employment Law Guide: Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection
• H-2A Compliance Checklist

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MSPA Ineligibility List

• Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) Ineligibility List