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Maryland Department of Agriculture Guides For Protecting Farm Workers

Nicole Cook

Jun 29, 2020
2 min

Maryland Department of Agriculture Guides For Protecting Farm Workers

By Nicole Cook As Maryland continues reopening following weeks of stay-at-home restrictions, and farms begin welcoming their summer farmworkers, Maryland’s Department of Agriculture (MDA) has developed short, easy-to-understand, practical resources to help farms reduce the risk of COVID-19 in the workplace. The guides provide step-by-step checklists for ensuring that employers have thought about and taken steps to protect their workers’ health, and what to do if their workers

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Do You Have Employees, Volunteers Or Interns Working On Your Farm?

Nicole Cook

May 14, 2019
3 min

Do You Have Employees, Volunteers Or Interns Working On Your Farm?

By Nicole Cook This article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. Understanding whether you have employees, volunteers, contractors, interns or apprentices working on your farm is vital to managing your farm’s risk. Farmers that mistakenly identify workers can wind up violating state and federal requirements for things like minimum wage, workers’ compensation, payroll taxes and unemployment insurance. Noncompliance with employment l

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