Fact Sheet

Farm Workforce Modernization Act Fact Sheet (Updated July 2021)

Fact sheet on the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021 (FWMA), HR 1603, bipartisan immigration legislation that would provide undocumented farmworkers and their family members with a path to legal immigration status and citizenship, revise the H-2A agricultural guestworker program to address some employer and worker concerns, and impose mandatory employment verification (“E-verify”) in agriculture.

Fact Sheet: Virginia Takes a Vital Step to Protect its Workers from COVID-19

Fact sheet on the July 2020 emergency temporary standard in Virginia that imposed specific and detailed requirements on employers to protect their employees from COVID-19.

Fact Sheet on the AGRI Act of 2019

Farmworker Justice fact sheet on the "AGRI Act" of 2019, H.R. 3740, which would further worsen workers' rights in the H-2A temporary visa program.

FJ Fact Sheet on the 2019 H-2A Rulemaking

Farmworker Justice summary of the July 2019 proposed rulemaking on the H-2A temporary visa program. Comments are due September 24, 2019.

Fact Sheet on New Federal Heat Stress Bill

Fact sheet on the the "Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act," H.R. 3668, which seeks to protect workers, including farmworkers, from the effects of excessive heat.

Fact Sheet on Sen. Paul H-2A Bill

This fact sheet details Sen. Paul's (R-KY) "Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act," S. 1887, which seeks to expand the H-2A temporary agricultural visa program to year-round jobs, among other provisions.

Fact Sheet on Rep. Collins HELP Farms H-2A Expansion Bill

FJ Fact Sheet on Rep. Collins' "Helping Labor Personnel on Farms Act" or "HELP Farms Act," H.R. 2801, which seeks to expand the H-2A temporary agricultural visa program to year-round jobs.

Fact Sheet on the Farmworker Smoke Protection Act

This fact sheet details Sen. Merkley's (OR) proposed "Farmworker Smoke Protection Act of 2019," S.1815, that seeks to ensure there are adequate protections for farmworkers working in hazardous smoke conditions.

Fact Sheet on the Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act

On March 14, 2019, Reps. Brindisi (D-NY) and Joyce (R-PA) introduced the “Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act,” H.R. 1778. The bill would cause great harm to workers by expanding the H-2A program to allow employers to petition for year-round dairy workers and sheepherders under the H-2A program.

Fact Sheet on the Fairness for Farm Workers Act of 2019

Fact Sheet on the Fairness to Farmworkers Act

This fact sheet summarizes the Fairness for Farm Workers Act of 2019, introduced by Sen. Harris and Rep. Grijalva. The bill would end the discriminatory treatment of farmworkers under the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by extending overtime protections to farmworkers and by ending the remaining minimum wage exclusions still applicable to some agricultural work.