Federal and State Employment Standards and U.S. Farm Labor
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Regulatory Topic
Popular Name or Short Title of Provision
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Coverage Code*

Child Labor

Age, Hours, and Related Standards
Compulsory School Attendance
Child Labor Act
​Compulsory School Attendance Law
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Civil Rights

Fair Employment Practices
Wage Discrimination
Human Rights Act
​Fair Pay for Women Act
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Health & Safety

Workplace Safety
Agricultural Field Sanitation
Other
​Other
Occupational Health and Safety Act
Occupational Health and Safety Act (Field Sanitation)
Occupational Health and Safety Act; Miscellaneous Labor Laws (Agricultural Tools)
Occupational Health and Safety Act (Emergency Medical Care)
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Housing

General Employee Housing Standards
Occupational Health and Safety Act (Temporary Labor Camps)
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Insurance & Compensation

Unemployment Insurance
Workers' Compensation
Workers' Compensation
Unemployment Compensation Law
Workers' Compensation Act
​New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law
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Pesticides & Agricultural Chemicals

General Application Standards
Hazard Communication
Anhydrous Ammonia
Pesticide Control Act
​Occupational Health and Safety Act (Hazard Communication)
Occupational Health and Safety Act (Anhydrous Ammonia)
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Wages & Hours

Minimum Wage
Overtime Pay
Hour Standards
Wage Payment and Collection
Income Tax Withholding
Minimum Wage Act
Minimum Wage Act (Hours and Overtime)
Minimum Wage Act (Maximum Hours)
Wage Payment Law
Withholding Tax Act
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Coverage Codes
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A general labor law or employment standard that applies to agricultural and non-agricultural workers on substantially equal terms, or an agricultural provision that applies to virtually all farmworkers.

A general law whose agricultural coverage is substantially narrower than its non-agricultural coverage, or an agricultural provision that applies to only certain classes of farmworkers or under certain less-than-universal coverage criteria.
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A provision that is not applicable to agricultural employment.​

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