The New York Farm Laborers Wage Board formally sent its recommendation to the state labor commissioner Tuesday that the farmworker overtime threshold be lowered. Farm labor advocates are calling for the recommendations to be approved as soon as possible while farmers say the process was stacked against them.
Over Farm Bureau objections, the Farm Laborers Wage Board voted to forward its recommendations and report to Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon for consideration.
Republican and agricultural industry interests firmly oppose the decision to change overtime threshold they contend will be devastating to farm owners and food supply chains