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Democrats shoot down reforms to ag overtime

04/24/24 8:15 AM By Brad Hooker
KEYWORDS ag overtime pay for farmworkers cost of compliance for small businesses in California health and safety workplace protections labor interests influence lawmakers protecting farmworker rights
A bill in the Legislature proposes to ease agricultural overtime rules after a UC Berkeley study found farmworkers have been earning and working less since the state enacted AB 1066 in 2016.
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Brad Hooker
Sacramento Bureau Chief, Agri-Pulse West

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