The New York legislation to change farm labor laws will affect farm employee’s eligibility for disability insurance and Paid Family Leave insurance. Farm employees were exempt from these two requirements under the old laws ...
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All New York employers are required to have a sexual harassment prevention training policy in place since October 2018 and they are required to train all employees by October 9, 2019. See details in ...
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Update: please note that this post is out of date in the sense that the farm labor bill was, in fact, signed into law by the governor. Everyone in New York agriculture is aware ...
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Wages increased sharply by 8% since last year for hired farm workers in the Northeast I region that includes New York and the New England states, according to USDA’s quarterly farm labor survey. Table ...
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NYSDOL’s Division of Immigrant Policies and Affairs (DIPA) is hosting a series of short, interactive webinars for farms. Register with DIPA to learn and ask questions about several important topics. See details below and ...
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