California Assembly Bill 1066 (2016) | |
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California State Legislature | |
Full name | Assembly Bill 1066 |
Introduced | February 26, 2016 |
Assembly voted | June 2, 2016; August 29, 2016 |
Senate voted | August 22, 2016 |
Signed into law | September 12, 2016 |
Sponsor(s) | United Farm Workers |
Governor | Jerry 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]