Identification should include federal and state labor laws relevant to agriculture, such as

• Fair Labor Standards Act (e.g., minimum wage, overtime, recordkeeping, youth employment)
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) agriculture standards (29 CFR 1928)
• Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) requirements for housing and transportation, child labor restrictions, migrant labor protections, and employer-employee privacy and healthcare provisions
• tax exemption for minimum-wage earners
• indirect employment.

Process/Skill Questions:

• What are some labor laws that apply to agriculture at the production level?
• Why are some agricultural enterprises exempt from minimum wage laws?
• Why are some agricultural enterprises exempt from overtime laws?
• When an agricultural producer contracts with a farm labor contractor, in what ways does that shift responsibilities from the agricultural producer to the contractor?
• What restrictions are there on young people working in agricultural positions?
• When might young people working in agricultural positions be legally paid less than adults working in the same position? 
• What are the federal and state legal frameworks for protected agriculture employment and labor compliance?

Teacher Resource: SAE Resources, The National Council for Agricultural Education