Agricultural Personnel Management
Program
University
of California
Federal
laws & regs
Federal Agency Information Sites
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Federal
Government Website Locator
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Extensive, well-structured links to federal
sites. From the Center for Information Law and Policy
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U.S. Department
of Agriculture
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U.S.
Department of Labor
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Wage
and Hour Division-- portal to many posters, forms, fact sheets, guides,
laws and regs
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Compliance
Fact Sheets, Employment Standards Administration
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Among titles of interest to farm operators
are those explaining the
H-2A
program, coverage of the Fair
Labor Standards Act, the employment
relationship under FLSA, and joint
employment under the Migrant and Seasonal Ag Workers Protection Act.
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Employment
Law Guide -- Office of Assistant Secretary for Policy
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Clickable table of contents leads to
practical factsheets on statutes and regulations administered by DOL.
Section specific to agriculture includes information on employment
authorization for non-citizens, the Migrant
and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA), and the H-2A
visa program.
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State
labor laws -- comparative summary
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Includes minors, rest and meal periods,
payday, right-to-work, & more.
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All
about the Minimum Wage -- federaland state
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Includes specifics recent raises, history
of the minimum wage, the new workplace poster, and a detailed compendium
of state minimum wage
laws.
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Unemployment
insurance system information
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Explains basics of the federal-state
program. Linked pages provide more detail, including info on federal
UI tax for ag workers, and point to corresponding
state agencies.
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Workers'
compensation coverage of agricultural workers, state by state
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Drug-free
Workplace Advisor
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Includes step-by-step
guide to developing a drug-free workplace program. Interactive
system contains crisis
management advice as well as presentation materials (PowerPoint slides,
overheads, handouts) to help employers inform selves, supervisors, and
other employees about substance abuse issues and appliable laws. A Program-Builder
page links to sections on Policy Development, Supervisor
Training, Employee Education, Employee Assistance Program, and Drug
Testing.
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elaws
(Employment Laws Assistance for Workers and Small Businesses)
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An interactive system to assist on laws
enforced by DOL.
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National
Farmworker Jobs Program, Employment & Training Administration
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Created by Workforce Investment Act to
assist seasonally-employed farmworkers through job training and related
services.
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National
Agricultural Workers Survey
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Unique source on demographics, working
and living conditions of U.S. farmworkers.
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Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (DOL
agency)
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U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
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Bureau
of Citizenship and Immigration Services(U.S.
Department of Homeland Security)
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Border
& Transportation Security Directorate (U.S. Departmenet of Homeland
Security)
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Social
Security Administration
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Internal
Revenue Service
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U.S. Department
of Transportation
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Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
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Includes links to full text of laws enforced
by the EEOC - including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Equal Pay
Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Rehabilitation Act and
the Americans with Disabilities Act. Interesting sections on enforcement,
litigation, and employer responsibilities under the ADA.
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General
Accounting Office
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Investigative arm of Congress. Examines
matters relating to the receipt and disbursement of public funds; performs
audits and evaluations of Government programs and activities.
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National
Labor Relations Board
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Administers the National Labor Relations
Act (NLRA) which provides for (1) employee election of union or no representation,
and (2) remedying unfair labor practices, in nonagricultural private
sector labor relations.
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Stat-USA,
U.S. Department of Commerce
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Business, economic, and trade information
gathered from hundreds of other offices and divisions of the Federal government.
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U.S.
Census Bureau
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Filled with data and anaysis about the
population, business, and geography. Includes specific gateway to
findings of Census
2000.
More Federal Government Information
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