Foreign labor contractor registration: agricultural workers.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill expands California’s foreign labor contractor registration program to include agricultural workers on the federal H-2A visa program. It requires these contractors to register with the Labor Commissioner, providing information about their operations and the visa programs they utilize. The bill also makes changes to the application process, streamlining it for farm labor contractors already licensed, and authorizes the Labor Commissioner to enforce the registration requirements through citations or civil actions. The bill aims to protect foreign workers from exploitation and trafficking, particularly those on temporary work visas.
Key provisions
- Expands foreign labor contractor registration to include agricultural workers on the H-2A visa program.
- Requires a listing of all federal visa programs used by foreign labor contractors on the registration application.
- Streamlines the application process for farm labor contractors already licensed.
- Authorizes the Labor Commissioner to enforce registration requirements through citations or civil actions.
- Defines key terms related to foreign labor contracting activities.
- Requires the Department of Industrial Relations to conduct a study on extending registration requirements to other visa programs.
- Eliminates duplicative information requirements for farm labor contractors.
- Provides for penalties for violations of the registration requirements.
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