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SAVANNAH, Ga. --

The U.S. Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division will conduct a free seminar for agriculture industry employers, Wed., Feb. 22, at the National Guard Armory, 572 South Victory Drive, Lyons, Ga. The event will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m.

Representatives from the Wage and Hour Division will discuss laws administered by the agency: The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA); The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); and H-2A, a section of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Topics will include: migrant worker recruiting, hiring, housing and transportation; minimum wage; overtime pay; and work restrictions for minors. Time will be set aside for questions.

Other information sessions will feature county, state and federal agency representatives who will discuss: available health services, Toombs County Health Department; pesticide application and worker notification, Toombs County Agriculture Extension Office; unemployment insurance and other benefits, Georgia Department of Labor; and migrant worker immigration status, Immigration and Custom Enforcement. Each session will run approximately one-half hour.

Following a mid-morning presentation about migrant housing requirements, attendees will tour housing facilities at a nearby farm. Transportation will be provided.

To register, call Assistant District Director Jeffrey Genkos at (912) 652-4698 x 17, or send a fax to (912) 652-4992, with name, phone number and number of persons planning to attend.

For more information about the event, contact the Savannah Wage and Hour office, 124 Barnard St., Suite B-210; phone: (912) 652-4221. For information about the Fair Labor Standards Act and other laws administered by the Wage and Hour Division, call the Labor Department’s toll-free help line at 1-866-4USWAGE (1-866-487-9243), or visit the agency’s Web site at www.wagehour.dol.gov.

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