“As a new week in Albany begins, it is important we bring attention to the out-of-touch recommendation handed down by the Farm Laborer Wage Board late Friday afternoon. In an attempt to bury the story into the weekend, the Wage Board decided by a 2-1 vote that the overtime threshold for farms should be lowered from 60 to 40 hours.

“This recommendation flew in the face of countless farmers and workers who testified infront of the board about the importance of maintaining the 60-hour threshold. Farmers have been nothing short of heroic over the last couple years dealing with the pandemic, inflation, supply chain issues and burdensome regulations coming out of Albany.