• Defined as employment that lasts for a limited period of
time, usually a few months, but no longer than 12 months
• Determined in one of three ways:
○ Employer Statement
○ Worker Statement
○ State Determination
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Trainer’s Note
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Talking Points
Activities at some processing plants may last long enough to border on being permanent. Make sure to follow the guidelines for determining whether an activity is considered temporary (tell participants they may want to take notes in their Outline, p. 4).
Work is considered “temporary” if the employment lasts for a limited period of time, usually a few months, but not longer than 12 months.
It typically includes employment where the worker states that he or she does not intend to remain in that employment indefinitely, the employer states that the worker was hired for a limited time frame, or the SEA has determined on some other reasonable basis that the employment is temporary.
Recruiters may wish to contact local processing plants, growers, and any other places where migratory agricultural work may occur, and ask for a list of jobs that are temporary and seasonal at that location.
Be aware that final determination of whether a job is temporary rests on the state migrant department, so if a recruiter is in doubt regarding a determination, he or she should bring it to the attention of the MEP COE reviewer or supervisor. The reviewer or supervisor may decide to send the question to the state MEP for review.
