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Tax credit aiming to offset overtime dies in committee

Wednesday, May 7

Farm advocates and farmworkers expressed disappointment after Senate Bill 628, a proposed tax credit aimed at enhancing farm employment and aiding California farms, was rejected by the Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee. The bill, authored by state Sen. Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield, was... Read More.

California Farmworkers Earn Less Under Overtime Law Study Finds

Thursday, April 10

In 2023, University of California, Berkeley, assistant professor Alexandra Hill published research showing California’s 2016 agricultural overtime law had not achieved its goal of increasing earnings for farmworkers.On the contrary, she found, Assembly Bill 1066 caused workers to lose hours and pay as farmers... Read More.