Farm Worker Overtime Lawsuit News – Lawsuits, Settlements, Information Archives - Overtime Pay Laws https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/farm-worker-overtime-lawsuit-news/ Overtime Pay Laws & Unpaid Wage Lawsuits: Sue For Overtime Pay Mon, 30 Oct 2017 14:30:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-cropped-favicon-1-32x32.jpg Farm Worker Overtime Lawsuit News – Lawsuits, Settlements, Information Archives - Overtime Pay Laws https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/farm-worker-overtime-lawsuit-news/ 32 32 Georgia Vidalia Onion Farmer Ordered to Pay $1.4 Million to Settle Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/georgia-farmers-awarded-1-4-million-in-unpaid-overtime-lawsuit/ Thu, 02 Nov 2017 14:00:06 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=16843 STATESBORO, GA -- A U.S. federal judge recently ordered a Georgia Vidalia onion farmer to pay workers $1.4 million in unpaid overtime and damages over allegations that the defendant failed to properly pay workers under federal labor and wage laws.

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]]> Washington Dairy Farmers Challenge Overtime Pay Exemption https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/washington-dairy-farmers-challenge-overtime-pay-exemption/ Tue, 27 Dec 2016 15:00:07 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=11909 SEATTLE -- A pair of former dairy farm workers for Washington-based DeRuyter Brothers Dairy recently filed a class action unpaid overtime lawsuit aimed not only at recouping unpaid time and a half wages but also overturning a long held state law.

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]]> California Legislators Seek to Normalize Overtime Hours for Farm Workers https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/california-legislators-seek-to-normalize-overtime-hours-for-farm-workers/ Sat, 03 Sep 2016 14:00:37 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=11572 LOS ANGELES -- The California General Assembly will soon vote on a measure that would eventually extend farmworkers the same overtime pay standards as most hourly workers across the country.

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]]> Worm Farm Workers Bring FLSA Suit https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/worm-farm-workers-bring-flsa-suit/ https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/worm-farm-workers-bring-flsa-suit/#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2015 18:09:03 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=8796 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A court of appeals recently ruled that farm workers involved in the growing of bait worms are exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). After receiving a complaint from farm workers, the Department of Labor investigated the Silver Bait worm farm’s labor practices and ultimately determined that the farm […]

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