farmworkers

Advocates are urging commissioner Roberta Reardon to swiftly approve the recommendation, while opponents tell her to hold off.

Farmers in Central New York and across the state could eventually have to pay farm workers overtime if they work over 40 hours per week. The previous threshold was 60 hours set in 2019. Some are applauding the decision, while others say it’ll create hardship.

The state’s Farm Laborers Wage Board by-passed a legal deadline of December 15th to decide whether farm workers should receive overtime pay after working 40 hours a week. The state’s Department of Labor says it will instead hold more hearings on the issue, beginning in January.

Neither farmworkers, nor their employers are claiming victory after passage of legislation at the state capitol that includes some labor protections that…

Supporters hope that their efforts to change an 80-year-old law that excludes farm workers from many of the protections afforded to other workers in New…

Democrats in the State Assembly say they plan to move ahead with a bill to grant drivers licenses to undocumented immigrants in New York. But the Assembly…

Farmworkers in Central New York and across the state are hoping to get Governor Cuomo’s attention when he opens the state fair on Wednesday. Rebecca…