Posts Tagged ‘overtime’
These farmworkers in Washington thought a new overtime law would help them. Now, they want it gone
From Oregon Public Broadcasting For Patricia Mendoza, working overtime was just a way of life. During harvest season, she could put in 70 hours a week preparing the fields, planting…
Read MoreAgricultural overtime law cuts farmworker income and pushes up food prices
By Pam Lewison Director, Washington Policy Center The recent shift in how farm work is viewed has created laws in seven states for agricultural overtime pay at time-and-a-half. The move…
Read MoreWashington farm groups turn against overtime bill
From the Capital Press Washington farm groups are now opposing a Senate bill granting farmworkers time-and-a-half pay after 40 hours in a week, unless the House lifts the threshold to…
Read MoreEditorial: Mandatory OT will facilitate automation
From the Capital Press In some sense, it’s difficult to argue against the “fairness” of paying farmworkers overtime. Time has value, and in an ideal world every employee’s time would…
Read MoreWAWG past president testifies in support of SB 5172
This week, Nicole Berg, a farmer from Benton County, a past president of the Washington Association of Wheat Growers and vice president of the National Association of Wheat Growers, testified…
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