Overtime Threshold for Agricultural Employees

Summary

Starting Jan. 1, 2027, agricultural employers must pay overtime to any employee who works more than 56 hours in a workweek, except for open‑range livestock workers, decision‑making managers, and family members of the owner. The bill also raises civil fines for agricultural employers who repeatedly fail to pay wages, adding extra penalties for third or later violations and for not correcting them within 60 days. It amends existing wage‑and‑hour statutes and is now law after the governor’s signature.

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