HR 240
Protect Local Farms Act
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.
Bill status
- Status
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Rep. Claudia Tenney [R-NY-24]
- Cosponsors
- 3
- Policy area
- Labor and Employment
- Introduced
- 2025-01-07
- Latest action
- 2025-01-07: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2025-01-07: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- 2025-01-07: Introduced in House
- 2025-01-07: Introduced in House