The bill further amends civil penalty provisions so that individuals that have actually been harmed can recover any damages which they have received. However. employers will not be liable from their technical provisions. For example. if the law required you have an 8foot ceiling in your migrant laborers quarters and you had a 7.5foot ceiling. the Federal Government could bring charges against you for not complying with the act. These types of things will be eliminated if we pass this act. It provides better protection for workers while at the same time it removes unnecessary regulations on employers by making the law clear so that whoever houses. transports. or employs migrant workers Is responsible for having safe housing. safe transportation. and information on wages. hours. and working conditions. It provides specific exemptions for family and small farms. which is also very important. If a farm is operated or owned by a farmer and the members of his family deal directly with the migrant workers and no crew leaders is involved. that farm Is exempted from the act. This bill is well balanced. It eliminates unnecessary burdens and still does what we hope it will do.