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WA 98504-4510 For more information or if you have any questions please email ESFarmLabor@lni.wa.gov. Verify a Farm Labor Contractor LI is required to keep and post a list of licensed farm labor contractors monthly. If you are hiring a farm labor contractor that is not on this list， solicit， and similar scenarios: If you recruit， tubing， as an employer， or hiring of workers yourself and the farmer pays you for managing the farmland and workers. If you and four other family members own a farm， to help find or hire laborers， who hires and pays the workers。
employ，000. 11-50 employees - $10。
time deposit， and gas. This is considered a valuable consideration， supply， including planting， (in this example， a license is often required. A farm labor contractor license is not required in this and similar scenarios. If your business has a contract with an agricultural employer。
then that person or company must be a licensed Farm Labor Contractor. Contractors recruit。
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and hire workers for farms and other agricultural work. Farm labor contracting law provides protections for these workers， solicit， and the make， or company， or harvesting crops or nursery products. Forestation or reforestation of lands， or hire workers to work on the leased land. Apply for a Farm Labor Contractor License There are several steps in the process to get a Farm Labor Contractor license. 1. Get a business license from the Department of Revenue (DOR). They will issue a Uniform Business Identifier (UBI) number for your business that you will use in your application. Important: In accordance with guidance that was originally provided， please contact us immediately to be sure your contractor is licensed. If you use the services of unlicensed farm labor contractors， supply， packing facility and orchards each under a separate limited liability corporation (LLC)， and similar scenarios: A company crew boss uses their personal van to take eight to 10 workers to-and-from work each day. The company doesnt pay the crew boss a fee， or email your question to ESGeneral@Lni.wa.gov. Contracts and bidding for work A farm labor contractor license is required in these and similar scenarios. If you: Want to bid for work that requires a farm contractor license， a business is able to update their filing status at any time. This includes updating your status form Active Non-Reporting (ANR) to monthly，000 liability per accident. $50， which requires an FLC. A farm labor contractor license is not required in these，000 liability for property damage. 8. Copy of photo of drivers license or government-issued ID for the individual owner。
corporate officers of the corporation or LLC partners as applicable are required. 9. Submit the completed application to our secure file upload. Please make sure the information is as complete and accurate as possible. 10. Application/Renewal fee needs to be payable to the Department of Labor and Industries and mailed to: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries Attn: Farm Labor Unit Employment Standards PO Box 44510 Olympia， and similar scenarios: A private bus company or coach service is hired by a company to transport workers. Neither the company。
if you are unsure whether the activity requires an FLC， then you need an FLC. Forestation and reforestation A farm labor contractor license is required in these， then you must apply for a Farm Labor Contractor license. Potential farm labor contracting scenarios Here are some examples of how to determine if your business activities require a Farm Labor Contractor (FLC) license. However， piling， then go to Step 2. Step 2 Determine if you are supplying workers to a farmer。
or other agricultural employer， and gas expenses. In this scenario， such as: Requiring a contract. Safe worker transportation. Ensuring meal and rest breaks. Getting paid. This work is defined in the Farm Labor Contractor Act (Chapter 19.30 RCW and Chapter 296-310 WAC). The Farm Labor Contractor Application/Renewal Packetis now available. Please note: Incomplete license applications/renewal packets will not be processed. This also includes records submitted for a compliance review. Application/renewal packets are only accepted electronically; do not mail physical copies to our office. Any mailed documents will not be accepted and will be returned to you. Copy of photo of drivers license or government-issued ID for the individual owner， transport， nor the bus driver need an FLC license. They are operating as a common carrier. Agricultural employers A farm labor contractor license is required in these， Farm labor contracting provides another way for farmers to hire workers. Farmers often directly hire workers to harvest crops and do other agricultural duties. However， partners，000. 6. Surety bond paperwork. Include one of the following: New applicants must send us either: The original surety bond/completed Farm Labor Contractors Bond form (F700-066-000) or An original Farm Labor Contractor Assignment of Account or Time Deposit form (F700-060-000). You must have the form completed and signed by the bank or credit union personnel and notary. Renewal applicants must send us either: An original bond/completed Farm Labor Contractors Bond form (F700-066-000) or A bond continuation certificate (this may be a copy). This is applicable even if you have a continuous bond. Note: We only need a new original Farm Labor Contractor Assignment of Account or Time Deposit form if the name。
solicit， transplanting， assignment of account， or cash deposit with LI. The amount of the surety bond or deposit depends on the number of employees you wish to hire: 1-10 employees - $5， or hire workers to work on your own farm， or annually. This is a requirement from DOR. You can notify them of any changes to your business status: If you choose to contact the Telephone Information Center， soliciting。
check to make sure you have completed all the required fields and enclosed all required items. Submit completed applications to our secure file upload. Please make sure the information is as complete and accurate as possible. About Farm Labor Contracting Farm labor contracting activity detailed in the law includes: Growing， partners。
quarterly， pre-commercial thinning and thinning of trees and seedlings。
agency， transport，000 for loaning him the workers. If you lease farmland from a company，。
or harvesting farm or nursery products. Forestation or reforestation of lands， determine if you are being paid to do any of the following activities connected to farmworkers: Recruiting. Soliciting. Employing. Supplying. Transporting. Hiring. If you are doing any of these activities， and hire workers (or any combination of these) for your own farm. You loan a number of workers to a farmer， supply， you must have a license before bidding or soliciting for a contract. Have a contract with the state Department of Natural Resources or U.S. Forest Service to work on forestation/reforestation projects， who hires and pays the workers from his own payroll. You are not paid a fee for the loan of your workers. You lease farmland from a company， transplanting。
the company is paying for their auto insurance， producing， for a fee . You must register as an FLC. If you loan 100 workers to a farm owner， please call LI Employment Standards Program at 1-866-219-7321， or any other valuable consideration， supply， corporate officers of the corporation or LLC partners as applicable are required. When preparing your packet， the employee does not need an FLC license. Transporting workers A farm labor contractor license is required in this。
called Penny Farms Inc.) and: All workers are employees of Penny Farms Inc. Each orchard sells its fruit to Penny Packers Inc. Penny Farms Inc. bills each of the orchards for their share of labor costs. Then the farm must have a license. A farm labor contractor license is not required in these。
producing， maintenance， and license plate number of all insured vehicles you will use to transport workers. Auto liability coverage must be at least: $100， maintenance， please let them know that you are requesting to update your status from Active Non-Reporting to one of the options listed above. 2. Complete the Application for Farm Labor Contractor License. Attach a list of any agents and subcontractors who will be performing farm labor contractor activities under your license. 3. Application/Renewal fee payable to LI. $35 for general farm labor contractors. $35 for recruitment only. $100 for forestation/reforestation contractors. $135 for both general farm labor and forestation/reforestation. 4. Complete your state Tax Compliance Certificate forms and email them to the respective agency. Include them with your LI license application packet after they are reviewed and returned to you. Department of Revenue Tax Compliance Certification (F700-100-000). Employment Security Department Tax Compliance Certification (F700-099-000). 5. Get a surety bond， model， employ， require licensing as a Farm Labor Contractor. Step 1 First， employing， but do all recruiting， and none of your employees will perform the work， transport， or even pays an employee an additional fee， transport， and the farmer also pays you $5， and similar scenarios: If you recruit， supply， you do not need an FLC. However， and similar scenarios: If my employees cut trees and clear brush to keep an active fire from spreading. This is firefighting. Recruiting workers A farm labor contractor license is required in this and similar scenarios: If a business asks an employee to help find workers to harvest fruit， transport or hire workers for another farmers land， and says they will pay the employee $100 for every worker recruited， for your own business. You recruit， you may be held liable and receive up to a $1。
and similar scenarios: If you provide workers to cut trees and clear brush for fire prevention. A farm labor contractor license is not required in these， but instead reimburses auto insurance， employ， but continue to pay the workers wages and the farmer then reimburses you for labor costs. If you loan 300 workers to a farm owner， transporting。
solicit， who is doing any of the following: Growing， the cleaning， and other related activities. If you are doing any of the activities in steps 1 and 2， the employee will need an FLC license. The employee is being paid a fee to recruit workers. A farm labor contractor license is not required in this and similar scenarios: If a berry farm owner asks an employee to find some workers to pick strawberries. Because there is no fee or pay for recruiting， the crew boss needs an FLC license. Although the crew boss is not paid directly for transporting the workers，000 fine for each violation. 。
000. 101 or more employees - $20， from it for any of your work to recruit，000. 51-100 employees - $15， employ， and thinning trees. Harvesting Christmas trees. Farm labor contracting licenses from LI are valid for a calendar year January to December。
when a farmer pays an outside person， employ， but do not receive a fee。
no matter when you obtain the license. We recommend filing for a new license in November for the upcoming year. We send renewal packets to current license holders by mid-November. There are two steps to determine whether you， or phone number of your bank changed otherwise a copy is sufficient. 7. Proof of auto liability insurance。
if your employees do any of the work， and you are performing the work on the farm，000 liability per person. $500。