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Thanks to the courts, farms do not have the water needed to grow food--so the costs for farmers--and consumers--have gone up.
Now, the Governor and legislature have assured that more California farms close--and more workers go unemployed--especially the illegal aliens.
"SB 1121 would change the law to require payment of overtime after an eight-hour workday or 40 hours per week, explains the California Farm Bureau. Ultimately, SB 1121 would hurt both the farm worker and employer by limiting worker hours and requiring the employer to hire more workers to make up the difference.
Agricultural workers are already entitled to California overtime for all work beyond 10 hours in a workday, as well as weekly overtime pay. The bureau reports that only three other states require overtime pay for agricultural workers, and none has such low thresholds as proposed in this bill."
California can no longer afford Sacramento; it is killing jobs, the economy and our families.
Remember in November--six months and counting.
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Now, the Governor and legislature have assured that more California farms close--and more workers go unemployed--especially the illegal aliens.
"SB 1121 would change the law to require payment of overtime after an eight-hour workday or 40 hours per week, explains the California Farm Bureau. Ultimately, SB 1121 would hurt both the farm worker and employer by limiting worker hours and requiring the employer to hire more workers to make up the difference.
Agricultural workers are already entitled to California overtime for all work beyond 10 hours in a workday, as well as weekly overtime pay. The bureau reports that only three other states require overtime pay for agricultural workers, and none has such low thresholds as proposed in this bill."
California can no longer afford Sacramento; it is killing jobs, the economy and our families.
Remember in November--six months and counting.
More...