"Owned and Managed by Agricultural Employers"
Earnings Records
The employer must keep accurate and adequate records with respect to the workers' earnings, including but not limited to field tally records, supporting summary payroll records, and records showing the nature and amount of the work performed; and
- the number of hours of work offered each day by the employer;
- the hours actually worked each day by the worker;
- the time the worker began and ended each workday;
- the rate of pay;
- the worker's earnings per pay period;
- the worker's home address;
- the amount of and reasons for any and all deductions taken from the worker's wages;
- and the nature & amount of work performed.
Hours and Earnings Statements
The employer must furnish to the worker on or before each payday written statements of the following information:
- The worker's name and home address;
- The worker's total earnings for the pay period;
- The worker's hourly rate and/or piece rate of pay;
- The hours of employment offered to the worker (showing offers in accordance with the three-fourths guarantee);
- The hours actually worked by the worker;
- An itemization of all deductions made from the worker's wages, if designated in the work contract;
- If piece rates are used, the units produced daily;
- Beginning and ending date of the pay period; and
- The employer's name, address, and Federal Employers Identification Number (FEIN).
Corresponding Employment
U.S. workers that are doing the same job of the H-2A workers must be paid the same rate during the duration of the contract.
Piece Rates
Piece rates may be paid per activity, but the worker’s wages can not fall below the hourly wage listed above. In order to do this, you have to keep track of the hours worked during the time they are working for a piece rate. We have an excel spreadsheet that can be used to capture this. It is on our website.
Kentucky Overtime Pay
KRS 337.050 - Time and a half for work done on seventh day of week.
Wage Rate and Payroll Information
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Department of Labor Updates Travel Subsistence Reimbursement
and Allowable Meal Charges
Effective April 7, 2026
Travel Subsistence - $16.78/day
(May need to Update inbound and outbound)
Allowable Meal Charge - $68.00
August 3rd, 2026
The Department of Labor announced the minimum H2A wage rates for US and H2A workers.
Effective Date: August 3, 2026
Applies to all states except the following:
Effective Date: August 17, 2026
The following states will have an effective date of August 17, 2026. Wage rates in these states will not change until August 17:
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
The wages are the minimum starting wage you can pay the US and H2A workers.
If you are currently paying your workers more than the minimum you do not need to increase their wage rate.
Below are the AEWRs for every state for 2026-2027. Click the link below for DOLs Official AEWR update.
DOL has already reduced the H2A wage for the Adverse Compensation Adjustment (housing). The published wage rate for H2A is the MINIMUM you pay US and H2A workers.
