Protect Local Farms Act

Introduced Jan 7, 2025Latest action Jan 7, 2025Labor and Employment

Plain-English summary

Protect Local Farms Act This bill provides that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) preempts any state law that establishes a maximum workweek (i. e. , the maximum number of hours an employee is permitted to work without receiving overtime pay) of less than 60 hours for agricultural employees. Under the FLSA, agricultural employees are generally exempt from federal overtime requirements.

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People and recorded decisions

Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes

Claudia Tenney

Sponsor · Republican · NY

Doug Lamalfa

Cosponsor · Republican · CA

Elise M. Stefanik

Cosponsor · Republican · NY

Nick Langworthy

Cosponsor · Republican · NY

No linked House roll-call vote is available yet. Senate votes are not currently synchronized.

Official Subjects

Labor and EmploymentLabor standardsState and local government operationsWages and earnings

Sources & text

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