The suits may be filed regardless of the amount in controversy, regardless of the citizenship of the parties, and regardless of whether all administrative remedies the act provides have been exhausted. The court may appoint an attorney for the complainant. Exemptions Farm labor contractor registration. Farm labor contractors and each of their employees who will perform farm labor contractor activities must obtain a certificate of registration from the U.S. Department of Labor before they can start farm labor contractor activities. Farm labor contractors who work within a 25-mile intrastate radius of their permanent residence for less than 13 weeks per year.
Custom combine, hay harvesting, or sheep shearing operations.
Seed production operations. Custom poultry operations. Nonprofit charitable or educational institutions. Persons hiring or recruiting students or other nonagricultural employees for employment in seed production or in stringing and harvesting shade-grown tobacco. Migrant and seasonal agricultural workers protection.