Farm Laborers Wage Hearing to take place January 4
The New York State Department of Labor announced that a virtual hearing to discuss the overtime threshold for farm workers will take place on Tuesday, January 4, at 3:30 p.m.
The main topic of discussion will be whether the required hours of overtime for farm workers should be lowered from 60 to 40.
Members of the Farm Laborers Wage Board which include New York State Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon, New York Farm Bureau President David Fisher, and former president of the New York State AFL-CIO Denis Hughes, will be present at the meeting.
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