At first, Nivia was working four days a week doing food preparation for a bakery, for $12 an hour. Then her schedule was cut down to three days a week, with fewer hours. Ultimately, she was asked not to return to work at all.
Read the article at Times UnionImmigrant unemployment during the pandemic recession spiked at a far higher rate than U.S.-born unemployment in New York State for the first time in recent decades, according to a new report from Immigration Research Initiative.
Read the press releaseThe governor’s proposal comes as farm industry split on lowering overtime threshold.
Read the article at Times UnionThe state’s $2.1 billion Excluded Worker Fund provided a significant economic boost to Long Island and other regions of the state, according to a new report from the Immigration Research Initiative, which is lobbying to extend the fund.
Read the article at Long Island Business NewsDavid Dyssegaard Kallick testified at a hearing of the farm board to show that paying overtime to people who work long hours makes as much sense for farm workers as… Read more
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