Inslee signs bill mandating overtime pay for Washington state farmworkers

Published May 13, 2021 1:30pm ET



By 2024, Washington farmworkers working more than 40 hours per week will all earn overtime pay under a bill signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday.

In Washington, the minimum wage is applied to workers ages 16 and older and based on increases to the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers. Minors ages 14 to 15 years old are entitled to earn 85% of the state minimum wage, which rose to $13.69 per hour in 2021.

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