Farm Operations Support Act
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What This Bill Does
This bill directs the Secretary of Labor to keep the adverse effect wage rate (the minimum wage that must be paid to certain temporary farm workers) unchanged in each state through the end of 2023. The adverse effect wage rate is a specific wage amount that employers must pay to prevent harm to American workers' wages and employment opportunities.
Who It Affects
The Secretary of Labor must implement this policy. Employers who hire H-2A nonimmigrants (temporary agricultural workers admitted under a specific visa program) are affected. H-2A workers themselves are affected because the bill determines what wage they must receive.
Key Provisions
• The Secretary of Labor must ensure that the adverse effect wage rate in effect on December 1, 2022 in each state remains the wage rate for H-2A workers in that state through December 31, 2023 (Sec. 2)
What Changes
The bill prevents the adverse effect wage rate from changing or increasing in any state during 2023. Instead, each state keeps using the wage rate that was in place on December 1, 2022.
Important Definitions
H-2A nonimmigrants: temporary workers admitted to the United States under a specific immigration visa category for agricultural work. Adverse effect wage rate: the minimum wage amount required by federal regulations that employers must pay to these temporary agricultural workers.
Effective Date
Not specified in bill text
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