Oregon farmer says she can’t afford to pay workers overtime, now that it’s required

Since 2023, an Oregon law has required farmers to begin paying their workers overtime. At least some farms are doing everything they can to avoid giving those hours.

ALBANY, Ore. — In 2022, the Oregon Legislature passed a landmark bill requiring overtime pay for farm workers. It gave employers a gradual ramp-up, so they won’t be paying overtime after a 40-hour week until 2027. But since the beginning of last year, farms have needed to pay time and a half when workers exceed 55 hours.

On a sweltering day in early July, the temperatures on a 12-acre blueberry farm just north of Albany had reached 85

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