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CA Assembly revives overtime bill for farmworkers

A bill to improve farmworker pay is back in front of the California Assembly after failing by four votes in June. Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez brought the law back to the floor by tucking it into an unrelated proposal, Assembly Bill 1066, says the LA Times.

A push in New York state for overtime pay for farm workers

Legislators in New York state are hopeful of victory in the near term to require farmers to pay overtime wages to agricultural laborers, said the New York Times.