BINGHAMTON, NY – By the end of this year a Wage Board is expected to put together recommendations on overtime pay for farm workers across the state, but ahead of the recommendations being made, several farm groups are advocating for the overtime threshold to remain at 60 hours.
((Kirsty Northrop, Lawnel Farms Owner)) The threshold to remain at 60 would be a lot more favorable than it being lowered to 50 or even 40 hours. That’s really, really tough to handle.
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Case: Wage & Hour/Overtime (S.D.N.Y.)
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