'Certain Farm Workers
To Have Minimum
Under the amendments to
the Fair Labor Standards
Act, which became effective
May I,' many farm em
ployers are required to meet
new minimum wage stan
dards.
The new wage rates apply
to farm laborers working for
employers who used more
than 500 man-days of farm
labor in any calendar
quarter of the preceding
year, “Man-day” ls_ in
terpreted as any day during
which an employee performs
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FARM PAINTING
We Spray it on and Brush It In!
FOR FREE ESTIMATES
CALL COLLECT 717-393-6530
OR WRITE
HENRY K. FISHER
2322 Old Phila. Pike
Lancaster, Pa. 17602
agricultural labor for at
least one hour.
The minimum for ap
proximately 88,000 farm
workers previously entitled
to |1.30 an hour was in
creased to $1.60 on May 1.
Future increases will
bring their minimum to $l.BO
on Jan. 1,1975; $2.00, Jan. 1,
1978; $2.20, Jan. 1, 1977; and
$2.30 on Jan. 1, 1978.
A total of 538,000 farm
workers are now entitled to
minimum wage protection.
Although commuting hand
Wage
harvest workers paid on a
piece rate basis continue to
be exempted from minimum
wage requirements, they
now must be included in the
500 man-days count.
Farm workers who con
tinue to be exempt from
minimum wage coverage
include:
-Members of the em
ployer’s immediate family
-Hand harvesters who
are paid on a piece rate basis
provided that 1) they
commute daily from their
homes to their places of
employment and 2) they
have been employed in
agriculture less than 13
weeks during the previous
calendar year.
- Migrant band harvesters
16 years of age or under who
are employed on the same
farm as their parents
provided that 1) 'they are
paid on a piece rate basis
and 2) the piece rate is the
same as paid to workers over
16 years of age on the same
farm.
- Employees principally
engaged in range production
of livestock.
In addition, certain full
time students and han
dicapped workers may, be
employed at rates less than
minimum wage
under specially-issued
certificates.
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Mapp’rices
These are the ones that cut your grass and also cut the
clippings into a fine mulch that disappears into your
lawn. No bagging. No raking. No
clippings left on the lawn.
A GOOD YARD AHEAD
—u FARMERSVILLE^.
_ EQUIP., INC.
RD2
Ephrata, Pa. 17522
(Farmersville)
Phone 717—354-4271
Lancaster County’s 4-H County
Council met May 15 at the Farm and
Home Center to elect officers for the
1974-75 term, and to lay plans for a
council-sponsored roller-skating
party June 12 at the Overlook Rink
near Neffsville. All 4-H’ers and their
friends are invited to the party, which
CareofDusteloths
Clean, soft rags make the
best dustcloths, because
soiled cloths can leave
scratches on some surfaces.
Mrs. Helen Puskar, Ex
tension home furnishings
specialist at The Penn
sylvania State' University,
suggests you wash soiled
dustcloths in hot sudsy
water. Rinse them
thoroughly and let dry.
These rugged mowersr cut a
wide 22" swath, and, because
'scharge chute,
'th both sides
mtities are
especially low
Corporation,
Power Equip
vision, Port
ton, Wis.
1
Lancaster Siturdiy) Ma]
lasts from 7:00 to 10:00 and costs
$l.OO. The officers elected during the
meeting were co-presidents Joseph
Lefever and Christine Erb, seated.
Standing, left to right, are Betty Jo
Bitler, assistant secretary, Gary
Akers, treasurer, and Karen Greider,
secretary.
P. L. ROHRER & BRO., INC.
Smoketown, Pa.
23
25,1974
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