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29 U.S.C. 1822: Wages, supplies, and other working arrangementsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 29-LABORCHAPTER 20-MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION

§1822. Wages, supplies, and other working arrangements

(a)  Payment of wages

Each farm labor contractor, agricultural employer, and agricultural association which employs any migrant agricultural worker shall pay the wages owed to such worker when due.

(b)  Purchase of goods or services by worker

No farm labor contractor, agricultural employer, or agricultural association shall require any migrant agricultural worker to purchase any goods or services solely from such farm labor contractor, agricultural employer, or agricultural association.

(c)  Violation of terms of working arrangement

No farm labor contractor, agricultural employer, or agricultural association shall, without justification, violate the terms of any working arrangement made by that contractor, employer, or association with any migrant agricultural worker.

( Pub. L. 97–470, title II, § 202 , Jan. 14, 1983 , 96 Stat. 2591 .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective 90 days from Jan. 14, 1983, see section 524 of Pub. L. 97–470, set out as a note under section 1801 of this title.