2020 NY Labor Law Updates
2020 brought additional changes to the NY farm labor laws. Overtime and day-of-rest rules apply to most farm employees but some family members and certain managers may be exempt from these provisions. Review a video overview of the new rules and check out a more in-depth webinar and presentation on the Cornell Ag Workforce website.
Safe Harvest 2020 Office Hours
Cornell CALS and Cornell Cooperative Extension are hosting office hours for farmers and packers to answer any questions they might have about managing and responding to protect the farm workforce during COVID-19. Office hours will be held each Tuesday through September. Registration is FREE but REQUIRED.
REGISTER for COVID-19 office hours at 12:30 PM EDT, September 29
Today’s office hours will be held at 12:30 PM EDT and are open to all types of farmers. It will feature western New York with brief reports from:
- Mark Wiltberger, Business Management Specialist, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Lake Ontario Fruit Program
- A health department official from western New York
Other experts from Cornell Institute for Food Safety and New York Departments of Health and Agriculture & Markets will also be available to answer questions.
Participants can log in from a computer or call in from a phone to ask questions or just to listen. A panel of experts will field questions. Questions that experts cannot immediately answer will be recorded, reviewed and answered later. The upcoming weeks are critical as seasonal harvest and the workforce ramps up.
If you would like to submit a question in advance, complete the “Questions & Comments” box when you register or ask it live during office hours.
