These farmworkers in Washington thought a new overtime law would help them. Now, they want it gone

From Oregon Public Broadcasting

For Patricia Mendoza, working overtime was just a way of life.

During harvest season, she could put in 70 hours a week preparing the fields, planting seeds, and harvesting produce at Schreiber Farms in southeastern Washington.

So she was happy when she learned that starting in 2022, she would be paid an overtime wage like workers in other industries. Read the rest of the article here.