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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL -- The U.S. Labor Department will sign a compliance partnership agreement with the Indian River Citrus League designed to promote cooperative education and outreach efforts to help citrus growers in Florida’s Indian River District comply with laws administered by the department’s Wage and Hour Division.

Event: Wage and Hour Division – Indian River Citrus Partnership Signing Ceremony

Date/Time: Friday, March 11, 2005 – 10:30 a.m.

Location: Indian River Citrus League Office 7925 20th Street Vero Beach, Fla.

Contact: Juan Coria (954) 356-6896 ext. *8771

“The association will sponsor seminars, conferences and training sessions conducted by Wage and Hour Division staff who will discuss the provisions of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and other laws administered by the agency,” said Will Garnitz, director of Wage and Hour’s South Florida office. “In addition, the Wage and Hour Division will designate staff to expedite assistance requests from League members.”

The League has also agreed to disseminate compliance information and to encourage members to monitor farm labor contractor activities to help ensure that farm workers are properly paid, provided adequate housing, and transported to worksites in safe vehicles operated by licensed drivers.

For additional information about this partnership, contact the Fort Lauderdale Wage and Hour office located at 299 E. Broward Blvd, Room 408; phone: (954) 356-6896. For information about 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 website at www.wagehour.dol.gov.

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