Labour market · 18/03/1996

Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act

This document proposes regulations to implement amendments to the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA), with respect to the relationship between workers' compensation benefits and the benefits available under the MSPA as required by Public Law 104-49. This Public Law 104-49 specifically requires amendment to the MSPA regulations concerning disclosure of workers' compensation information and additionally authorizes reconsideration of the MSPA- required transportation liability insurance. This document also proposes to amend existing regulations in order to provide for the expedited proceeding before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) of actions initiated by the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division to revoke, suspend, or refuse to issue or renew a Farm Labor Contractor Certificate of Registration, and for review by the Secretary of Labor. Additionally, this document proposes to amend the regulations in order to make them comport with amendments to MSPA. Lastly, this document proposes to amend the regulations to indicate that the Certificate of Registration will reflect the maximum number of farm workers that the farm labor contractor is authorized to t