The Farming Show

The Farming Show


Research: Farmworkers Earning Less With New Overtime Rules

June 30, 2025

As predicted, new farm work overtime laws aren’t benefitting farmworkers, despite the promises of lawmakers who supported the changes.

Tim Delbridge, assistant professor of applied economics at Oregon State University, joined Dillon with details on his research on the impact of the changing laws in Oregon, showing farmworkers actually making less money as a result, in many cases.