January 16, 2020
Comments Off on Farmers grapple with new labor laws at forum
A new state law on payment and work conditions of farmworkers kicked in Jan. 1 and has some New York farmers worried about how to comply with the new rules on farm labor while still making enough money to stay ...
Tagged with: agriculture Becker Forum Farmworkers labor laws NYS Vegetable Growers Association
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May 24, 2019
Comments Off on Labor-practices bill for farmworkers worries farmers
For years, advocates for farmworkers have lobbied to end exemptions to labor laws that exist on farms but with little success. Since Democrats took control of the state Senate last fall, however, a new effort concerning farm interests introduced by ...
Tagged with: agriculture Farm Credit East farmers Farmworkers labor laws Librada Paz Michael Ranzenhofer minimum wage overtime Shelley Stein Steve Ammerman
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