ALBANY — The fate of how many hours a farm laborer can work before qualifying for overtime took a step forward this week during the first of three public hearings on the issue. The three-member Farm ...

ALBANY — The Farm Laborer Wage Board agreed Friday to set a path to a 40-hour work week for farm workers in New York, a landmark decision that was swiftly criticized by the agricultural industry and ...

The days of cheap farm labor from Mexico and Central America may be coming to an end. Setting aside the impacts of immigration laws and southern border walls, Steve Bronars, labor economics researcher ...

ALBANY. N.Y. (NEWS10) – On Friday, the New York State Farm Laborer Wage Board took a giant leap in recommending a reduction in the number of hours farm workers need to work before clocking overtime.

The Farm Laborer Wage Board on Friday voted 2-1 to recommend that state Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon decrease the state’s farm worker weekly overtime threshold to 40 hours per week from 60 hours ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The state’s New York Farm Laborer Wage Board gave its final report on lowering the overtime threshold for farm workers in New York. Tuesday, the Farm Laborer Wage Board officially ...