Washington Dairy Workers Now Entitled to Overtime Pay
The Washington Supreme Court ruled in favor of the state’s dairy workers, invalidating the exemption to Washington’s Minimum Wage Act for such workers from overtime pay. Before this ruling, Washington law, like federal law, had exempted agricultural workers from overtime pay.
Washington Dairy Farmers to Pay $20.54 per Overtime Hour in 2021
Last week a Washington Supreme Court ruled dairy workers in the state should receive overtime pay as part of the Washington Minimum Wage Act. While the case was brought by dairy workers in 2016, it appears the ruling will require all farmers to pay overtime.
Washington high court alters state’s agriculture industry
A divided Washington Supreme Court cast off six decades of farm pay practice Thursday, likely spurring more automation and consolidation, and making producers less competitive in U.S. and world markets, farm representatives said.
Washington County Farm Bureau continues milk donations
The Washington County Farm Bureau was in Hagerstown Saturday morning for their second round of dairy donations to the community.
Washington dairies struggle after trade wars and low prices
People are drinking less milk, but “It’s very hard to turn a cow off,” jokes one Stanwood dairyman.
I’m a Washington dairy farmer with a lot of cows — is that bad?
I am a family dairy farmer producing dairy products from more than 10,000 cows. Sadly, to some that makes me a “factory farmer.” They picture me as a profit-hungry corporate big-shot deserving of being driven out of business.
Washington dairy shuts down to settle environmental lawsuit
A Washington dairy has agreed to shut down operations for at least three years and pay $110,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by environmentalists.
Washington farmers got $50.7 million in trade war payments. They lost a lot more
Thousands of Washington farmers received millions in federal aid payments intended to compensate for losses from trade disputes.
Washington dairy fire has silver lining
The owners of a dairy lost their milking parlor in a fire but are grateful for their good fortune in finding a vacant dairy 60 miles away.
Washington Blizzard Killed 1,850 Cows, Yakima Farmers Reeling
The unexpected blizzard that swept through the Yakima Valley on Feb. 9 was just one more clobbering for the region’s dairy farms.
