Application for Dispensation
Employers can now fill out, sign and apply all online for the Application for Dispensation – Processors of Fruits and Vegetables. Please visit the following link to complete the Dispensation.
Variances
Regulations & Posters
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Migrant Registration Regulations (Part 197) (CR197)
This is the regulation regarding the registration requirements for Farm Labor contractors, growers and commissary operators.
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Forms for Growers
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Notice to Growers (LS428)
Notice to growers employing farm workers or supply farm workers--regarding workers comp and disability.
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Forms for Contractors
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Notice to Farm Labor Contractors and Farm Labor Camp Commissary Operators (LS428.1)
Notice to Farm Labor Contractors and Farm Labor Camp Commissary Operators regarding workers' compensation and disability.
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Forms for Growers & Contractors
Professional Employer Organizations
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Article 31 - NYS Professional Employer Act (LS667)
Text of the law regarding Professional Employers Organizations.
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PEO Registration Application (LS665)
Used to file a registration to be in compliance with the Professional Employers Organization Law.
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PEO Exemption Application (LS671)
Used to file an exemption from the Professional Employers Organization Law.
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Helpful Websites
- Federal grant programs
- New York's Land Grant University Extension Service (Cornell Cooperative Extension)
- New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health
- Water. Rest. Shade. OSHA's campaign to reduce heat-related illness
- Pesticide Worker Safety. Pesticide Worker Safety
- Seguridad Laboral Al Usar Pesticidas. Seguridad Laboral Al Usar Pesticidas
- Quick Reference Guide to the Worker Protection Standard. Quick Reference Guide to the Worker Protection Standard
New York State Websites
- Farm Labor Contractor Registry
- Workers' Compensation Insurance
- Pesticide information
- Department of Agriculture and Markets
- Office for New Americans
Federal Government Websites
- U.S. Department of Labor's Business and Industry Resources page
- Agricultural Recruitment System
- Office of Foreign Labor Certification
- Federal minimum wage information
- Prevailing wage information
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Work Opportunity Tax Credit
- U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Department of Agriculture's New Farmers web page
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- I-9 Central
- I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services