HB 3194A Farmworker camps and liability to landowners

The Act makes new laws about farmworker camps. (Gut and stuff) Establishes joint and several liability for landowners under certain circumstances involving the operation of farmworker camps. Creates a rebuttable presumption that a landowner did not know and could not reasonably have known of the operation of an unregistered farmworker camp on the landowner’s property if the landowner produces a…

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HB 2548A Unionize agriculture workers

Creates laws about a labor standards board for agricultural workers. The Act would prohibit employers from firing such workers without cause. The Act takes effect when the Governor signs it. Oregon’s agriculture industry is already grappling with the aftermath of the recent agricultural overtime law, HB 4002 (2022). Now, House Bill 2548 proposes a sweeping, one-size fits-all mandate that could force many…

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HB 4002 Overtime pay for agricultural workers

VOTE: NO
Signed into law by Gov Brown