“Today’s decision by Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon to reduce the farm labor overtime threshold is ill-advised and reckless, and completely ignores the concerns raised by family farmers and laborers across the state.

I’m extremely disappointed by the commissioner’s decision, particularly because this vital industry is already under an enormous financial strain.

We’ve echoed farmers’ concerns repeatedly over the last several years – this costly regulation will put generational family farms out of business and do irreparable damage to one of the state’s cornerstone industries.”