Plain English Breakdown
The official source material does not provide information about when workers can claim money from crop sales or whether bonds are still required for non-limited partnerships.
Harvested Crops Liens
This law removes restrictions on liens for workers who harvest or transport crops, allowing them to claim payment from the sale of any harvested crops if their employer does not pay them.
What This Bill Does
- Removes a rule that only allowed liens on crops owned by limited partnerships.
- Allows workers to put a lien on any harvested crops, no matter who owns them.
Who It Names or Affects
- Farm workers who harvest or transport crops
- Limited partnerships
Terms To Know
- lien
- A legal claim that allows someone to take another person's property if they do not pay money owed.
- bond
- Money or a promise given by one party to protect the other from loss.
Limits and Unknowns
- Does not specify what happens if crops are sold before workers get paid.
- It is unclear how this change will affect small farms that do not use limited partnerships.
- The law does not say when it starts to take effect.