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Mike Erickson: “Now I'm required to pay them over time. I now can't afford…”

Featuring: Mike Erickson, Former Candidate, U.S. House Oregon, District 6

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November 2022 elections_ Congressional District 6

Published | Video Starts at 49:35

They like working 68. I paid them a lot of money, like $25 an hour, way more than minimum wage. They loved working. Now I'm required to pay them over time. I now can't afford that. So now I can only work them 40 hours. They're going to go to another farm. They were coming dedicated to me working. And these, these workers are upset. (49:35–49:39)

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Asserts that new overtime pay requirements are financially burdensome for farmers.

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