On September 12, 2016, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law California's Assembly
Bill 1066, also known as the Phase-In Overtime for Agricultural Workers Act of 2016.
This bill allows farmworkers in California to ultimately 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 or 60
hours in a workweek.
The bill will decrease the current 10 hour daily overtime threshold over four 30-minute
steps annually and decrease the current 60 hour weekly overtime threshold over four 5-
hour steps annually. The phase-in begins in 2019 and continues through 2022, as
follows:
Overtime Eligibility Phase-In for Agricultural Workers under AB 1066
2019
2020
2021
2022
9.5 Hours/Day 9 Hours/Day 8.5 Hours/Day 8 Hours/Day
55 Hours/Week 50 Hours/Week 45 Hours/Week 40 Hours/Week
You can see the factsheet for the bill here:
www.ufw.org/pdf/AB1066FarmworkerOTFactSheetFINAL.pdf