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Friday, March 13, 2026

Colorado farm worker advocates say a proposed change to the overtime law would be unfair to workers - denver7.com

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DENVER – On Thursday, the nonprofit law group Towards Justice held a news conference in partnership with Latino community leaders to share concerns over a possible bill that would increase the number of hours agricultural workers would need to work to become eligible for overtime pay.

The bill has not been introduced yet, but would increase the overtime threshold for farm workers to 60 hours per week. Right now, farm workers must work 48 hours a week or more than 12 hours a day to qualify for overtime pay.

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“We moved toward getting farm workers the protections they deserve with the 2021 bill," explained Polly Baca, former Colorado state legislator and civil rights leader, whose parents were farm workers. "Now, lawmakers face a...



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