2021 US Code
Title 29 - Labor
Chapter 20 - Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection
Sec. 1801 - Congressional statement of purpose
29 U.S.C. § 1801 (2021) |
§1801. Congressional statement of purpose |
It is the purpose of this chapter to remove the restraints on commerce caused by activities detrimental to migrant and seasonal agricultural workers; to require farm labor contractors to register under this chapter; and to assure necessary protections for migrant and seasonal agricultural workers, agricultural associations, and agricultural employers. |
(Pub. L. 97–470, §2, Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2584.) |
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE
Pub. L. 97–470, title V, §524, Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2600, provided in part that: "The provisions of this Act [enacting this chapter and repealing chapter 52 (§2041 et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture] shall take effect ninety days from the date of enactment [Jan. 14, 1983]." SHORT TITLEPub. L. 97–470, §1, Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2584, provided in part that this Act [enacting this chapter and repealing chapter 52 (§2041 et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture] may be cited as the "Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act". |
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Title 29 - LABOR CHAPTER 20 - MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION Sec. 1801 - Congressional statement of purpose |
section 1801 |
2021 |
January 3, 2022 |
No |
standard |
"Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act". |
96 Stat. 2584, 2600 |
Public Law 97-470 |