HR 240
119th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Labor standards
State and local government operations
Wages and earnings
Protect Local Farms Act
Introduced: January 7, 2025
Introduced by:
Tenney, Claudia
Republican
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 7, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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