SB172: Prescribes certain rights for agricultural workers. (BDR 53-959)

Legislative Summary

AN ACT relating to employment; enacting the Agricultural Workers' Bill of Rights; revising provisions relating to the provision of periods for rest and meals; establishing certain rights of agricultural workers related to housing and access to certain service providers; prohibiting certain actions related to weeding and thinning; requiring the provision of certain protections to agricultural workers during certain emergencies and disasters; authorizing collective bargaining for agricultural workers; authorizing the commencement of a civil action in certain circumstances; creating the Advisory Committee on Agricultural Work; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.