The Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act (FLCRA) — P.L. 88-582 (September 7, 1964, as amended) — regulated the activities of farm labor contractors, that is, agents who recruit and are otherwise engaged in the transport, housing, and employment of
migratory agricultural workers. Under FLCRA, farm labor contractors were required to secure certification through the
United States Department of Labor
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It is responsible for the administration of federal laws governing occupational safety and health, wage and hour standards, unemploym ...
.
Strengthened by amendment in 1974, the Act became a target of growing criticism and, in 1983, was
repealed
A repeal (O.F. ''rapel'', modern ''rappel'', from ''rapeler'', ''rappeler'', revoke, ''re'' and ''appeler'', appeal) is the removal or reversal of a law. There are two basic types of repeal; a repeal with a re-enactment is used to replace the law ...
and replaced with the
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act
The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (AWPA or MSPA) ( public lawbr>97-470 (January 14, 1983), codified at 29 U.S.C. §§ 1801-1872, is the main federal law that protects farm workers in the United States and repealed and repl ...
(P.L. 97-470).
Amendment to 1963 Act
U.S. Congressional amendment to the Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act of 1963.
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* {{cite web , url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=4616 , title=Gerald R. Ford: "Statement on Signing the Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act Amendments of 1974.," December 9, 1974 , author1=Peters, Gerhard , author2=Woolley, John T , work=The American Presidency Project , publisher=University of California - Santa Barbara
1964 in American law
88th United States Congress
United States Department of Agriculture