119th Congress Labor and Employment
H.R. 240: Protect Local Farms Act
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Summary
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. However, federal overtime requirements currently do not preempt state laws that provide greater protections to employees.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Cosponsors
- Doug LaMalfa R-CAOriginal
- Nicholas Langworthy R-NYOriginal
- Elise Stefanik R-NY
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History
- Introduced in the House by Claudia Tenney.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.