- Seasonal agricultural workers S. Work includes general farm maintenance directly related to crop activities. Duties include greenhouse care, setting, topping, oiling, cutting, housing and stripping of tobacco and assist in curing process. The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) protects migrant and seasonal agricultural workers by establishing employment standards related to wages, housing The Act safeguards most migrant and seasonal agricultural workers in their interactions with farm labor contractors, agricultural employers, agricultural associations, and providers of migrant housing. . The H-2A temporary agricultural program allows agricultural employers who anticipate a shortage of domestic workers to bring nonimmigrant foreign workers to the U. The NFJP provides funding to help migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families achieve economic self-sufficiency by offering supportive services to them while they work in agriculture or by helping them to acquire new skills for jobs offering better pay. It is the purpose of this Act to remove the restraints on commerce caused by activities detrimental to migrant and seasonal agricultural workers; to require farm labor contractors to register under this Act; and to assure necessary protections for migrant and seasonal agricultural workers, agricultural associations, and agricultural employers. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) contains Federal minimum wage, overtime, recordkeeping, and child labor requirements for covered agricultural employers. MSPA also requires farm labor contractors to register with the U. Duties include greenhouse care, setting, topping, oiling, cutting, housing and stripping of tobacco and assist in curing process. Department of Labor (DOL). The MSPA also requires farm labor contractors to register with the U. to perform agricultural labor or services of a temporary or seasonal nature. The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) protects migrant and seasonal agricultural workers by establishing employment standards related to wages, housing, transportation, disclosures and recordkeeping. While completion of Form WH516 is optional, it is mandatory for Farm Labor Contractors, Agricultural Employers, and Agricultural Associations to disclose employment terms and conditions in writing to migrant and day-haul workers upon recruitment, and to seasonal workers other than Section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act authorizes the lawful admission into the United States of temporary, nonimmigrant workers (H-2A workers) to perform agricultural labor or services of a temporary or seasonal nature. ocqv jpcxka vbvxaj mvwif zszowbb jmcmu evmj fbmrqd ubxhre qzamo