Protect Local Farms Act

Latest action Jan 7, 2025

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. However, federal overtime requirements currently do not preempt state laws that provide greater protections to employees.

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Committee

House Committee on Education and Workforce · U.S. House of Representatives

Cosponsors

Elise M. Stefanik, Nicholas A. Langworthy and 1 other

Party of the 2 on Agora

Republican2

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Full history

Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
U.S. House of Representatives
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. House
U.S. House
Jan 7, 2025
Referred to committee
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
U.S. House of Representatives

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