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Farm worker OT recommendation sparks reactions News staff FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5A cadre of local farmers testified at a Department of Labor wage board hearing on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, urging the board not to make additional changes to a new law that sets a 60-hour threshold for farm workers to receive overtime pay.Michael Williams / Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 2of5Buy PhotoKira Kinney, owner of Evolutionary Organics in New Paltz, addresses those gathered for a rally by farm owners and farm workers on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in Albany, N.Y. Owners and workers called on legislators to find common ground on proposed legislation that would impose wage and employment mandates. Those taking part in the rally said that the proposed legislation could actually cut workers hours and force farmer to raise prices, hurting sales.

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