Usery v. Coastal Growers Ass'n

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

PREGERSON, District Judge.

The Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act (herein “the Act”), 7 U.S.C. § 2041 et seq., was passed by Congress in 1963 primarily to protect migrant workers from exploitation “by certain irresponsible contractors” who disseminated false information about terms, conditions, or existence of agricultural employment; operated unsafe or inadequately insured vehicles; provided unhealthy housing; or cheated on wages. See 7 U.S.C. §§ 2041, 2044 and 2045. To achieve the Act’s remedial purposes, 7 U.S.C. § 2043 requires that all farm labor contractors…