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State's dairy workers begin earning overtime with new law
Washington state dairy workers can start earning overtime pay after a new law took effect July 25.
The law, signed by Gov. Jay Inslee in May, allows dairy farmers to earn overtime pay at 1.5 times their regular rate for any work above 40 hours per week.
Farm workers had previously been exempt from overtime pay because they were excluded from the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
“This bill corrects a historic injustice,” said Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Des Moines). “Most workers in America can take the 40-hour work week for granted, but for decades, agricultural workers have not been eligible for overtime pay.”
Read more: https://www.seattleweekly.com/news/states-dairy-workers-begin-earning-overtime-with-new-law/