California Assembly Bill 1066 (2016)

California Assembly Bill 1066 (2016)
California State Legislature
Full nameAssembly Bill 1066
IntroducedFebruary 26, 2016
Assembly votedJune 2, 2016; August 29, 2016
Senate votedAugust 22, 2016
Signed into lawSeptember 12, 2016
Sponsor(s)United Farm Workers
GovernorJerry Brown
Status: Current legislation

California's Assembly Bill 1066, Phase-In Overtime for Agricultural Workers Act of 2016, was authored by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher and was signed by Governor Jerry Brown on September 12, 2016. This bill allows farmworkers in California to qualify for overtime pay after working 8 hours in a single day or 40 hours in a workweek. Prior to the passage of AB 1066, farmworkers were only eligible for overtime pay after working 10 hours.[1]

  1. ^ AB 1066 Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations Report https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billAnalysisClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1066