WAMC News Podcast - Episode 339

October 10, 2022 00:08:07
WAMC News Podcast - Episode 339
WAMC News Podcast
WAMC News Podcast - Episode 339

Oct 10 2022 | 00:08:07

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Show Notes

New York State Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon has accepted a recommendation by the Farm Laborers Wage Board to lower the farmworker overtime threshold from 60 to 40 hours per week. The order follows years of debate and a 2-to-1 vote by the body in September. The change will be phased-in over a decade. Advocates say it’s overdue, but some elected officials from both parties and agricultural groups oppose the move, saying it will decimate small farms. Emma Kreyche is with the Worker Justice Center of New York, which supported the move.

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