This project set out to create a set of comprehensive state-specific guides on select farm employment law issues, and then to create an online course as well as individual print guides to help farmers utilize the materials. The project succeeded in creating the state-specific guides on select issues as well as a detailed, comprehensive advanced farm employment law workshop that adheres to best practices in adult education including multi-media resources. We created a Selected Essentials in Farm Employment Law guide for each state in the Northeast region. These state specific guides are complimented by the Farmers Guide to Hiring Obligations which discusses in detail the nuances behind minimum wage exceptions, overtime laws, and paying workers via salary. We also created detailed guides on the definition of agricultural labor, and state-specific information on in-kind wage rules. The online course leveraged video learning, analysis activities, quizzes, and peer learning towards success.
To increase engagement, the project hosted a webinar on the popular subject of H-2A workers. High goals were set for learner engagement, but the online workshop proved very difficult to recruit participants for, due to a number of factors.