Farm Labor
An adequate, legal and reliable supply of workers is one of the most pressing issues facing farmers today. Agriculture is unique because the work is seasonal at planting and harvest times and agricultural products are highly perishable. New York's farmers are working with state and federal lawmakers to devise solutions to this problem.
Updates
DOL releases employer handbook - Member Exclusive
Essentials
Western District Temporary Restraining Order - Member Exclusive
Overtime Calculation Worksheet for 40 Hours - Member Exclusive
Videos/Webinars
Webinar: Overtime Tax Credit - Member Exclusive
NYFB and our partners at Farm Credit East hosted a webinar in October, 2023 about the overtime tax credit for qualifying hours below the 60-hour threshold.
Webinar: New York Farm Labor Union Organizing - Member Exclusive
NYFB member webinar to help navigate the legal issues and complexities surrounding the creation of unions on farms, how to prepare farm employers, and to further explain both the employer and employees’ rights.
Webinar: Sexual Harassment Webinar Available - Member Exclusive
New York Farm Bureau partnered with Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development and Farm Credit East to bring an important webinar to members in November on the changes to sexual harassment law in New York. If you missed the webinar, click here to access it in its entirety and find a PDF of the slides.
Webinar: New Farm Labor Law - Member Exclusive
Webinar: Beyond H-2A: Permanent Foreign Labor Options in Agriculture - Member Exclusive
Webinar: Collective Bargaining Rights on Farms - Member Exclusive
Webinar: Sexual Harassment Laws in NYS - Member Exclusive
Video: OSHA Informational Video for Dairy Farms
Fact Sheets
Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act: A Comprehensive Review (rev. 8/2022) - Member Exclusive
Minimum Wage in New York (rev. 12/2023) - Member Exclusive
Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act: A Comprehensive Review - Member Exclusive
Employing Youth on the Farm (rev. 3/2024) - Member Exclusive
Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act: A Comprehensive Review (rev. 8/2022) - Member Exclusive
NYS Emergency Paid Sick Leave for COVID-19 (rev. 1/2022) - Member Exclusive
Overtime Requirements for NY Employers (rev. 12/2023)- Member Exclusive
Farmworkers and COVID-19 Vaccine - Member Exclusive
Marijuana Legalization in New York and Ramifications for Employers - Member Exclusive
New York Labor Law: Bartering - Member Exclusive
Preventing Sexual Harassment on Farms: Tools for Employers (rev. 9/2020) - Member Exclusive
Updated OSHA Guidelines for Reporting Workplace COVID-19 Illnesses - Member Exclusive
Resources for Farmers on Reopening After the "Pause" - Member Exclusive
2019 Year in Review: HR Round-up - Member Exclusive
Talking Points for Farmers on Unions - Member Exclusive
New York Releases Guidance on the Farm Labor Law - Member Exclusive
New York Prohibits Salary History Inquiries and Expands Equal Pay Claims - Member Exclusive
Federal Emergency Paid Leave During COVID-19 Outbreak - Member Exclusive
Permanent Paid Sick Leave in NY - Member Exclusive
Unemployment Insurance in NY Under the CARES Act - Member Exclusive
Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act - Member Exclusive
Time Off to Vote - Member Exclusive
NY's Amended Human Rights Law: A Primer for New York Employers - Member Exclusive
2019 Farmworker Labor Law Changes - Member Exclusive
First Aid on the Farm - Member Exclusive
Migrant Farm Labor Housing: Allowances, Deductions & Standards - Member Exclusive
Call-In Pay in New York: Proposed Regulations - Member Exclusive
Worker Protection Standards for Agricultural Workers - Member Exclusive
Minimum Wage in New York - Member Exclusive
Your CDL-Holding Truck Driver - Member Exclusive
Student Interns on the Farm - Member Exclusive
Labor Posting Requirements - Member Exclusive
Health Care Reform & Its Impact on Farm Employees - Member Exclusive
OSHA & NY Dairy Farms - Member Exclusive
Immigration & Customs Enforcement - Member Exclusive
Farm Labor--Compliance Tips - Member Exclusive
Child Labor Laws - Member Exclusive
Farmworker Housing - Member Exclusive
Paid Family Leave - (Updated: Dec. 2022) - Member Exclusive
H2A Workers and Affordable care Act - Member Exclusive
Farm Workforce Retention Tax Credit - Member Exclusive
