Self Help Tools

Farmworkers, Work, & School
Falling behind on student loan debt? Here's what you need to know
This classroom lays out your options for many different student loan debt situations.
Is this classroom for you?
You may use this classroom if:
H-2A: Health Care
Introduction to affordable health care options for H2A workers, including insurance and emergency Medicaid.
Farmworker News
Welcome to our Farmworker News homepage - this is where we post our latest newsletters.
Visit our Farmworker Unit to learn more about our work and for more resources!
Your H-2A Contract
Information about H-2A Contracts from the 2016 edition of H-2A Contract News.
Heat Illness
Information for Agricultural Workers from PTLA's Farmworker Unit: The sun and heat can be dangerous. Protect your health. Drink water before you feel thirsty.
Representative H 2-A Contract Legal Services Cases
Legal Services Help
We have worked with farm workers on many problems over the years.
Here is a list of the most common ways we have helped:
Osceola Sugar Case
OSCEOLA SUGAR CASE OVER
Unfortunately, the case against Okeelanta Farms, Atlantic Sugar and Glade Sugar (Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative) were lost. Those cases are over. There is no money to be paid in these cases.
H-2A: Your Rights
Information from the 2016 Edition of H-2A News - Learn about your rights as an H-2A worker.
H-2A Contract: Wage Issues
Information from the 2016 Edition of H-2A News - Learn about your wages as an H-2A worker.
H-2A Contracts: Income Taxes and Social Security Numbers
En Español
INCOME TAXES
Whether you are required to pay any taxes will depend on how long you are in the U.S. on the contract and how much money you earn.