State Board Delays Cutting Work Week On Upstate Farms ALBANY – In a matter of grave concern to Upstate farmers, the state Farm Labor Wage Board today delayed consideration of lowering the 60-hour farm labor overtime threshold as the unprecedented COVID challenge continues. In a related story, the non-farm Upstate minimum wage rises from $11.80 to $12.50 in the New Year. The farm board’s decision is the right one, said New York Farm Bureau President and board member David Fisher,…
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