Protect Local Farms Act

This proposal would set a national floor for farmworker overtime rules. It says that no state may require overtime pay for agricultural workers until after 60 hours in a week. In other words, it would block state rules that promise overtime sooner, unless they allow at least a 60‑hour week without overtime .

Key points:

• Who is affected: Farmworkers, farm owners, and states with stronger overtime protections for agricultural work.
• What changes: States could not enforce overtime rules for farmworkers that kick in before 60 hours in a week; federal law would override those state limits.
• Day-to-day impact: In states that now require overtime for farmworkers after fewer than 60 hours (for example, after 40 or 48), farmworkers could work up to 60 hours without overtime pay, and farms could schedule more hours before overtime applies.