To the Editor:
(Canastota, NY – Nov. 2013) Parker Filer, the Agricultural Labor Specialist with NYS Department of Labor assigned to Madison County is coming on Thursday, Dec. 5 to discuss labor issues on dairy farms. This is a long-overdue follow-up to a discussion I had with dairy producers last year.
We’ll meet for lunch (on-your-own) at Graziano’s Restaurant, 409 North Peterboro St. in Canastota beginning at noon.
Topics to be discussed:
1. Employee Agreements – what’s required, etc.
2. Implications of the Wage Theft Prevention Act
a. Written notice (English & Spanish) of rates of pay, pay frequency, allowances for lodging, food, etc.
b. For all new hires & annually for all other employees.
3. Minimum Wage Increase January 1, 2014.
4. Your questions for Parker.
If you have any questions, call me at 315 684 3001 x 105.
Karen Baase
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Madison County