Source: Gosia Wozniacka, CIVIL EATS, 11/6/19


Farmworkers perform some of the most arduous jobs, often in extreme heat, with heavy equipment, large animals, and a high risk that they will be exposed to hazardous chemicals. And yet—unlike the vast majority of Americans who get paid time-and-a-half when they work more than 40 hours per week—farmworkers are generally excluded from federal and state-level overtime pay. Now, a court battle in Washington state could move the needle on the issue.

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