,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #che ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #g1 #bjai,ms4 ,harris 7for herself1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 and ,mr4 ,udall7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of #aich to provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,fairness for ,farm ,workers ,act4 #b4 ,redressing discrimination against agricultural workers under the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of #aich 7a7 ,ending discrimination with respect to overtime hours requirements ,section #g of the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjg7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 7,a7 ,except as provided in subparagraph 7,c71 beginning on ,january #a1 #bjba1 no employer shall employ any employee employed in agriculture 7who in any workweek is engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce1 or is employed in an enterprise engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce7 for a workweek that is longer than the hours specified under subparagraph 7,b71 unless such employee receives compensation for employment in excess of the hours specified in such subparagraph at a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate at which the employee is employed4 7,b7 ,the hours specified in this subparagraph are1 subject to subparagraph 7,c71 as follows3 7i7 ,beginning on ,january #a1 #bjba1 fifty-five hours in any workweek4 7ii7 ,beginning on ,january #a1 #bjbb1 fifty hours in any workweek4 7iii7 ,beginning on ,january #a1 #bjbc1 forty-five hours in any workweek4 7iv7 ,beginning on ,january #a1 #bjbd1 forty hours in any workweek4 7,c7 ,with respect to any employer that employs #be or fewer employees-- 7i7 the requirement under subparagraph 7,a7 shall begin on ,january #a1 #bjbd2 and 7ii7 the hours specified under subparagraph 7,b7 shall apply as follows3 7,i7 ,the number of hours specified under subparagraph 7,b77i7 shall begin on ,january #a1 #bjbd4 7,,ii7 ,the number of hours specified under subparagraph 7,b77ii7 shall begin on ,january #a1 #bjbe4 7,,iii7 ,the number of hours specified under subparagraph 7,b77iii7 shall begin on ,january #a1 #bjbf4 7,,iv7 ,the number of hours specified under subparagraph 7,b77iv7 shall begin on ,january #a1 #bjbg4 2 and 7#b7 by repealing subsection 7m74 7b7 ,removing certain exemptions for agricultural work ,section #ac of the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bac7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#f71 by striking 7,a7 and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting if such employee is the parent1 spouse1 child1 or other member of the employer's immediate family22 7#b7 in subsection 7b71 by repealing paragraphs 7#ab7 through 7#af72 and 7#c7 by striking subsections 7h7 through 7j74 7c7 ,effective dates ,the amendments made by-- 7#a7 subsections 7a77#b71 7b77#a71 7b77#c71 and 7d7 shall take effect-- 7,a7 with respect to an employer that employs more than #be employees1 on ,january #a1 #bjbd2 and 7,b7 with respect to an employer that employs #be or fewer employees1 on ,january #a1 #bjbg2 and 7#b7 subsection 7b77#b7 shall take effect-- 7,a7 with respect to an employer that employs more than #be employees1 on ,january #a1 #bjba2 and 7,b7 with respect to an employer that employs #be or fewer employees1 on ,january #a1 #bjbd4 7d7 ,conforming amendments 7#a7 ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of #aich ,section #ac7;c77#a77;,a7 of the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bac7;c77#a77;,a77 is amended by striking none of the employees and all that follows through section #f7;a77#e7 and inserting all of the employees of which are employed in agriculture and are employed by an employer who did not1 during any calendar quarter during the preceding calendar year1 use more than five hundred man-days of agricultural labor 7within the meaning of the exemption under subsection 7a77#f77;,a71 as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the ,fairness for ,farm ,workers ,act74 7#b7 ,migrant and ,seasonal ,agricultural ,worker ,protection ,act ,section #d7;a77#b7 of the ,migrant and ,seasonal ,agricultural ,worker ,protection ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjc7;a77#b77 is amended by striking for whom the man-days exemption and all that follows through the period and inserting who did not1 during any calendar quarter during the preceding calendar year1 use more than #ejj man-days of agricultural labor 7within the meaning of the exemption under section #ac7;a77#f77;,a7 of the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bac7;a77#f77;,a771 as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the ,fairness for ,farm ,workers ,act744