Webinar on Federal Labor Standards in Agriculture - Live Webinar with USDOL
Event Details
Date
November 18, 2021
Time
10:00am to 4:00pm
Location
Zoom Webinar
Host
CCE ENYCH and USDOL
Elizabeth Higgins
email Elizabeth Higgins
Event Registration
If you are a new agricultural employer or you have questions about federal laws covering agriultural employement USDOL is offering a live webinar on November 18th covering Fair Labor Standards Act, Child Labor Laws, Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act, OSHA Field Sanitation and H2A.
FEDERAL LABOR STANDARDS IN AGRICULTURE - USDOL Live Presentation
This one day multi-session program by USDOL Wage and Hour Staff covers the key Federal Labor Programs that agricultural employers need to understand. This webinar will not be recorded, but handouts and fact sheets from the meeting will be available.
Session1 10:00am to 11:30am - Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) and Child Labor Laws as they pertain to Agriculture.
BREAK 11:30am to 12:30pm - Lunch/Break
Session 2 12:30pm to 2:15pm - Migrant and Seasonal Workers Protection Act and OSHA Field Sanitation
Session 3 2:15pm to 4:00pm - H2A
The program is free, to register and recieve the link to the webinar go to Webinar Registration Link
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Grapes
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