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Court Rules Dairy Workers in Washington State Should Be Paid Overtime

HeadlineNov 06, 2020

In labor news, dairy workers in Washington state won a major victory Thursday when the state Supreme Court ruled they are entitled to overtime pay if they work more than 40 hours a week. For decades farmworkers have been exempted from state and federal overtime laws.

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