Agricultural Personnel Management Program
University of California

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statutes  ||  regulations  ||  Fed. agencies

Legislative and Regulatory Activity

• Federal legislative activity
The THOMAS system provides information about Congress and its activity from several data bases.  Search it for specific bills in the current session, keywords or legislator name in text of the Congressional Record, or committee reports connected to either.
• The Federal Register
GPO Access now has online the full content of the FR from 1995 through present.  The Federal Register is the official daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents.  Search or browse.

Statutes

• United States Code
Full content of all 50 titles of Federal law, downloadable by Title or Chapter.  Also searchable from a related page.
• Guides to Selected Statutes
*  Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (compliance assistance links); also summary and full text of MSAWPA
* H-2A Program fact sheet (for temporary employment of nonimmigrant workers in agriculture); also summary and text of statute.
*  Guide to the FLSA and Other Law Administered by DOL Wage & Hour Division
*  elaws -- Employment Laws Assistance for Workers and Small Businesses (an interactive system to assist on laws enforced by DOL)
• Summary of Federal Laws and Regulations Affecting Agricultural Employers, 2000
Agricultural Handbook No. 719, by Jack Runyan, USDA Economic Research Service

Administrative Regulations

• Code of Federal Regulations
All 50 titles, organized by broad areas subject to Federal regulation. Each title is divided into chapters which usually bear the name of the responsible agency.  Search or browse.
• Selected Regulations
*  Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
*  Transportation of migrant workers (DOT Motor Carrier Safety Administration)
*  Controlled substances and alcohol use and testing (DOT Motor Carrier Safety Administration).  Also regulatory guidance.
*  Procedures for transportation drug and alcohol testing programs (DOT rules on testing for commercial transportation industries. Also regulatory guidance.
• Other Regulatory Information
*  OSHA Info on Ergonomics and Development of National Standards. Includes many helpful links.
*  Overview of DOT drug and alcohol testing rules, also available in Spanish.