The Wage Board hearing for farm laborers in New York State, scheduled for Thursday, April 23, 2020, at Genesee Community College, William Stuart Forum, 1 College Rd., in Batavia, New York, has been postponed.

A new date will be announced as soon as the hearing is rescheduled.

About the Hearings

On Monday, February 24, 2020, New York State Labor Commissioner, Roberta Reardon announced that she will convene a wage board to hold public hearings to hear testimony to consider the existing overtime work threshold for farm laborers and the extent to which the overtime work threshold may be lowered in New York State. 

Written comments may still be submitted to wageboard@labor.ny.gov.