The 5% of U.S. employers with the most violations of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) accounted for almost 70% of all MSPA violations found
| Percent of farms investigated | % of violations |
|---|---|
| 95%–100% | 68.3% |
| 91%–95% | 10.1% |
| 86%–90% | 6.1% |
| 81%–85% | 4.5% |
| 76%–80% | 3.6% |
| 71%–75% | 2.4% |
| 66%–70% | 2.1% |
| 61%–65% | 1.2% |
| 56%–60% | 1.2% |
| 51%–55% | 0.5% |
| 46%–50% | 0.0% |
| 41%–45% | 0.0% |
| 36%–40% | 0.0% |
| 31%–35% | 0.0% |
| 26%–30% | 0.0% |
| 21%–25% | 0.0% |
| 16%–20% | 0.0% |
| 11%–15% | 0.0% |
| 6%–10% | 0.0% |
| 1%–5% | 0.0% |
Note: There were 9,075 investigations of U.S. agricultural employers that had at least one MSPA violation between fiscal year 2005 and fiscal year 2019.
Source: Authors' analysis of U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Compliance Action Data (U.S. DOL-WHD 2020f).