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
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
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
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.
What is the consequence of you allowing any employee to drive a farm labor vehicle without proper
license and certification or selling alcoholic beverages as part of the FLC business? - Your FLC license
may be revoked.
Can you change any condition under which your FLC license was issued? - No. Your FLC license may
be revoked if you change any condition.
What are the 8 requirements to contract for farm labor? - 1. Have and show a valid and current CA FLC
license
2. Have and show a valid and current FLC federal registration certificate
3. Be registered with the Ag commissioner in each county where you supply labor.
4. Have a bond for the appropriate amount posted with the Labor Commissioner
5. Have workers' comp insurance
6. Disclose all people who have a financial interest in your contracting business
7. Enroll and participate in at least nine hours of an approved FLC class (1 hr of sexual harassment
prevention).
8. Notify the Dept. of Labor Standards and Enforcement immediately of any changes related to the
business officers, address, legal entity, partnerships, etc.
If you apply for the FLC license on behalf of someone else or hire any person who is this country
illegally, what can happen? - Your FLC federal registration certificate will be revoked
Your FLC federal registration certificate will be revoked if you were convicted in the past _ years of a
felony or of violating any law related to what? - - past 5 years
-related to gambling or alcohol in connection with farm labor contracting
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
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
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
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.
What is the consequence of you allowing any employee to drive a farm labor vehicle without proper
license and certification or selling alcoholic beverages as part of the FLC business? - Your FLC license
may be revoked.
Can you change any condition under which your FLC license was issued? - No. Your FLC license may
be revoked if you change any condition.
What are the 8 requirements to contract for farm labor? - 1. Have and show a valid and current CA FLC
license
2. Have and show a valid and current FLC federal registration certificate
3. Be registered with the Ag commissioner in each county where you supply labor.
4. Have a bond for the appropriate amount posted with the Labor Commissioner
5. Have workers' comp insurance
6. Disclose all people who have a financial interest in your contracting business
7. Enroll and participate in at least nine hours of an approved FLC class (1 hr of sexual harassment
prevention).
8. Notify the Dept. of Labor Standards and Enforcement immediately of any changes related to the
business officers, address, legal entity, partnerships, etc.
If you apply for the FLC license on behalf of someone else or hire any person who is this country
illegally, what can happen? - Your FLC federal registration certificate will be revoked
Your FLC federal registration certificate will be revoked if you were convicted in the past _ years of a
felony or of violating any law related to what? - - past 5 years
-related to gambling or alcohol in connection with farm labor contracting
