S. P. Growers Ass'n v. Rodriguez, 552 P.2d 721 (1976)

Citation: S. P. Growers Ass'n v. Rodriguez, 552 P.2d 721 (1976)
Parent Document: S. P. Growers Ass'n v. Rodriguez, 552 P.2d 721 (1976)
Jurisdiction: California (state)
Effective Date: 1976-08-10
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1251104/s-p-growers-assn-v-rodriguez/ ↗

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Defendants assert that to allow plaintiff to evict them in retaliation for filing suit under the federal Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act would frustrate the purposes of that act. An analysis of the history behind the measure lends support to defendants’ contention. The act was enacted in 1964 in response to a Congressional finding that “the channels and instrumentalities of interstate commerce are being used by certain irresponsible contractors . . . who exploit . . . migrant agricultural laborers, and the public generally .. ..” (7 U.S.C. § 2041(a).) The statute requires farm labor contractors to disclose to each worker all relevant information about his prospective employment and to obtain a certificate from the Secretary of Labor. The secretary is empowered to refuse to renew a certificate if he finds, inter alia, that a contractor has given false information to workers or has failed to comply with his agreements. In the original version of the act, the only penalty for violation was a fine of $500.

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