Agricultural Workers Under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
Most seasonal agricultural workers in Georgia and the rest of the country are covered under two separate labor laws—the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA). This post will cover the latter; and this post covers the former.
The two laws always need to be read together, as well as in conjunction with state laws, by a qualified employment lawyer, to determine the rights of any agricultural workers.
Even though agricultural workers are covered under the FLSA, the MSPA, which was passed in 1983, is considered to be the primary federal labor law covering migrant workers. Like the FLSA, this law is administered by the Wage and Hour division of the U.S. Department of Labor.
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