Farm Labor Contractor Exam questions and
answers
How often are FLCs required to take CA farm labor contractor exams? - Every two
years
True or False: You can sell or transfer any part of the profits of your business
unless the Labor Commissioner gives written consent. - False. You cannot sell or
transfer any parts unless you have written consent.
True or False: You must not transfer your FLC federal registration certificate to
anyone else. - True.
What type of training must you provide to every crew leader, foreperson, or other
person who supervises, directs, or controls any agricultural laborer on your
behalf? - Training on the law governing:
-worker health and safety
-pesticide safety
-terms and conditions of employment
-at least 2 hours of training each calendar year in the prevention of sexual
harassment
,Farm Labor Contractor Exam questions and
answers
What does federal law require of all your field supervisors who recruit, solicit,
hire, employ, furnish, or transport migrant or seasonal ag workers? - They are
required to be registered as Farm Labor Contractor Employees (FLCE).
If you drive workers to a jobsite and there is no work, what are you required to
do? - You must pay them the agreed upon rate of pay for all the time traveling to
the jobsite and back.
There is a strike or lockout at the worksite. When should you tell your workers
about it? - BEFORE you take them there.
An employee is requesting a written statement in Spanish showing the amount of
the contract fee you are receiving from the grower and the workers' rates of pay.
Are you required to provide it? - Yes. You must provide a written statement in
English AND Spanish if your employees OR grower requests it.
Can you charge a worker any kind of registration fee or employment fee or tell
workers that they must pay a transportation fee to get a job? - No.
What should you post at the entrance to your vehicles? - Your name, FLC license
number, and the pay rate for workers
,Farm Labor Contractor Exam questions and
answers
What does Federal law also require you to post a notice of? - a notice of the
workers' federal rights
Can you contribute to or interfere with workers who are organizing a union? - NO.
You must not.
What should you tell workers BEFORE your hire them? - 1. WHERE they will be
employed
2. Pay Rates
3. the Crops they will work on
4. their work duties
5. the expected Length of Employment
6. whether you will receive a commission for sales from a store owned by the
grower
7. fees for transportation
8. fees for housing
9. fees for other benefits
, Farm Labor Contractor Exam questions and
answers
What should you do before you contract with a grower to supply labor? - You
must show the grower your CA FLC license AND your FLC federal registration
certificate.
True or False: You must provide the grower with a payroll list of all employees who
will be doing work for that grower. - True. The form should be supplied by the
Labor Commissioner.
True or False: You may split feed with the grower or with any of his/her
employees. - False. You must not split any fees with the grower or with his/her
employees.
What will happen when you fail to pay wages promptly, fail to comply with an FLC
contract, or violate any state or federal law governing FLCs including health and
safety, payment of wages, or lack or workers' compensation insurance? - Your FLC
license may be revoked.
Can your FLC license be revoked if you include any false information on your
application? - Yes. Your FLC license may be revoked.
answers
How often are FLCs required to take CA farm labor contractor exams? - Every two
years
True or False: You can sell or transfer any part of the profits of your business
unless the Labor Commissioner gives written consent. - False. You cannot sell or
transfer any parts unless you have written consent.
True or False: You must not transfer your FLC federal registration certificate to
anyone else. - True.
What type of training must you provide to every crew leader, foreperson, or other
person who supervises, directs, or controls any agricultural laborer on your
behalf? - Training on the law governing:
-worker health and safety
-pesticide safety
-terms and conditions of employment
-at least 2 hours of training each calendar year in the prevention of sexual
harassment
,Farm Labor Contractor Exam questions and
answers
What does federal law require of all your field supervisors who recruit, solicit,
hire, employ, furnish, or transport migrant or seasonal ag workers? - They are
required to be registered as Farm Labor Contractor Employees (FLCE).
If you drive workers to a jobsite and there is no work, what are you required to
do? - You must pay them the agreed upon rate of pay for all the time traveling to
the jobsite and back.
There is a strike or lockout at the worksite. When should you tell your workers
about it? - BEFORE you take them there.
An employee is requesting a written statement in Spanish showing the amount of
the contract fee you are receiving from the grower and the workers' rates of pay.
Are you required to provide it? - Yes. You must provide a written statement in
English AND Spanish if your employees OR grower requests it.
Can you charge a worker any kind of registration fee or employment fee or tell
workers that they must pay a transportation fee to get a job? - No.
What should you post at the entrance to your vehicles? - Your name, FLC license
number, and the pay rate for workers
,Farm Labor Contractor Exam questions and
answers
What does Federal law also require you to post a notice of? - a notice of the
workers' federal rights
Can you contribute to or interfere with workers who are organizing a union? - NO.
You must not.
What should you tell workers BEFORE your hire them? - 1. WHERE they will be
employed
2. Pay Rates
3. the Crops they will work on
4. their work duties
5. the expected Length of Employment
6. whether you will receive a commission for sales from a store owned by the
grower
7. fees for transportation
8. fees for housing
9. fees for other benefits
, Farm Labor Contractor Exam questions and
answers
What should you do before you contract with a grower to supply labor? - You
must show the grower your CA FLC license AND your FLC federal registration
certificate.
True or False: You must provide the grower with a payroll list of all employees who
will be doing work for that grower. - True. The form should be supplied by the
Labor Commissioner.
True or False: You may split feed with the grower or with any of his/her
employees. - False. You must not split any fees with the grower or with his/her
employees.
What will happen when you fail to pay wages promptly, fail to comply with an FLC
contract, or violate any state or federal law governing FLCs including health and
safety, payment of wages, or lack or workers' compensation insurance? - Your FLC
license may be revoked.
Can your FLC license be revoked if you include any false information on your
application? - Yes. Your FLC license may be revoked.
