Materials by MSU Extension

Agricultural Employer Checklist

Updated September 2007

Checklist with basic information on what every agricultural employer needs to know about hiring employees, procedures to follow, forms to fill out, taxes to deduct and to pay; includes phone numbers and websites where to get more information, publications, and forms; also helpful for employees who want to know more about employment paperwork and where to get further information (2 pages)

 

(Available as 2-pages PDF for printing)

 

MSU Extension Bulletin E2966 Labor Laws and Michigan Agriculture

Revised June 2006

Labor laws and regulations for Michigan agricultural operations (12 pages).

Every agricultural employer and every farm worker should know about labor laws and regulations as they apply to agricultural employment. The PDF version is available for free; printed copies may be ordered at the MSUE Extension Web site (www.emdc.msue.msu.edu) for $3 per bulletin.

 

Newsletter “Agricultural Labor Issues in Michigan”

by Vera Bitsch

(additional issues may be available upon request)

N33: Newsletter 7(4), April 2008, Civil Rights and the Hiring Process

N32: Newsletter 7(3), March 2008, Department of Homeland Security Plans I-9 Audits in 2008

N31: Newsletter 7(2), February 2008, U.S. Agricultural Labor Statistics for Winter 2008

N30: Newsletter 7(1), January 2008, New MI Driver’s License requirements in effect today

N29: Newsletter 6(7), November 2007, U.S. Agricultural Labor Statistics for Fall 2007

N28: Newsletter 6(6), November 2007, Revised I-9 Form Available in English and Spanish

N27: Newsletter 6(5), October 2007, Social Security No-match Letters and Department of Homeland Security’s New Rule: Preliminary Injunction-What Are the Consequences

N26: Newsletter 6(4), August 2007, U.S. Agricultural Labor Statistics for Summer 2007

N25: Newsletter 6(3), May 2007, U.S. Agricultural Labor Statistics for Spring 2007

N24: Newsletter 6(2), February 2007, Using Temp Agencies for Agricultural Workers

N23: Newsletter 6(1), January 2007, Summary of the Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2007 (AgJOBS)

N22: Newsletter 5(5), December 2006, Michigan Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Enumeration Study

N21: Newsletter 5(4), November 2006, U.S. Agricultural Labor Statistics for Fall 2006

N20: Newsletter 5(3), August 2006, U.S. Agricultural Labor Statistics for Summer 2006

N19: Newsletter 5(2), May 2006, U.S. Agricultural Labor Statistics for Spring 2006

N18: Newsletter 5(1), February 2006, U.S. Agricultural Labor Statistics for Winter 2006

N17: Newsletter 4(7), November 2005, U.S. Agricultural Labor Statistics for Fall 2005

N16: Newsletter 4(6), November 2005, Migrant Labor Housing

N15: Newsletter 4(5), August 2005, U.S. Agricultural Labor Statistics for Summer 2005

N14: Newsletter 4(4), August 2005, NAWS U.S. Farmworker Data Summary—Demographic and Employment Profile

N13: Newsletter 4(3), July 2005, Sexual Harassment and Retaliation in Agriculture

N12: Newsletter 4(2), May 2005, U.S. Agricultural Labor Statistics for Spring 2005

N11: Newsletter 4(1), February 2005, U.S. Agricultural Labor Statistics for Winter 2005

N10: Newsletter 3(5), November 2004, U.S. Agricultural Labor Statistics for Fall 2004

N9: Newsletter 3(4), September 2004, U.S. Agricultural Labor Statistics for Summer 2004

N8: Newsletter 3(3), August 2004, Agricultural Labor Issues in Michigan – New DOL FairPlay Overtime Regulations

N7: Newsletter 3(2), June 2004 – U.S. Agricultural Labor Statistics for Spring 2004

N6: Newsletter 3(1), May 2004 – Social Security Number Requirement for Michigan Driver’s License

N5: Newsletter 2(3), August 2003 – Privacy of Individual Health Information: Consequences for Agricultural Employers

N4: Newsletter 2(2), July 2003 – Employing Minors in Farm Work

N3: Newsletter 2(1), May 2003 – Update Department of Homeland Security/Legacy INS

N2: Newsletter 1(2), July 2002 – I-9 Process: Employment Eligibility Verification Form

N1: Newsletter 1(1), May 2002 – Social Security Numbers Mismatch (no longer available, see N27 for recent developments)

 

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