• Farm Workers

    Florida’s agricultural workers labor in the sun and heat to provide fresh fruits and vegetables that we enjoy.

     

    FRLS provides education, legal information, advice, and representation to eligible workers in the areas of employment, benefits, immigration, housing, safety as well as other civil legal issues that directly impact agricultural workers living throughout the state. 

  • Apply for legal help

    Call during the hours listed or apply online anytime

    General Public

    Apply by phone 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

    Call 1-888-582-3410

    Farmworkers

    Apply by phone 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

    Call 1-855-771-3077

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  • Client Stories

    Client Story | FRLS Secures Back Wages and Documents for Exploited Farmworkers
    July 30, 2024
    (FORT MYERS, Fla.) — Florida Rural Legal Services (FRLS) has successfully recovered back wages and essential identification documents for a group of H-2A farmworkers who were exploited by their employer. The case, handled by an outreach paralegal at FRLS in collaboration with a local agent from...
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    Bartow farm labor contractor sentenced to prison in conspiracy of forced labor in Wauchula, FRLS provided intel to the Feds
    February 6, 2023
    (TAMPA, Fla.)- A Florida labor contractor is headed to prison for nearly 10 years after a U.S. Department of Labor and multi-agency investigation into his part in a conspiracy to subject migrant farmworkers to forced labor, obstruct investigators, intimidate witnesses and house workers in unsafe...
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    FRLS' Migrant Unit to Hold Diabetes Awareness Health Fair for Farmworkers in Immokalee on Saturday, Jan. 21
    January 19, 2023
    (IMMOKALEE, Fla.)- The chronic disease of diabetes continues to plague many migrant farmworkers in Immokalee, Fla., who reside in rural, low-income households with limited access to health insurance and nutritious foods. According to the Department of Labor, Employment and Training...
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