July 25, 2019
Comments Off on New labor law causing anxiety on N.Y. farms
When Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed the Farmworkers Bill into law last week, farmworker advocates were cheered, and many farmers were seriously dismayed. The new law goes into effect Jan. 1, 2020, and would require overtime pay for workers after ...
Tagged with: agriculture Andrew Cuomo Brian Manktelow farm workers John Marsella John Sorbello labor legislation Librada Paz Pamela Helming
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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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