Veronica Wilson

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Partnerships Director at UCLA Labor Center

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Bills are headed to Governor Brown’s desk for his signature that could affect two groups of California workers who aren’t now entitled to regular overtime pay.

Why don’t California farm workers or domestic workers get overtime pay?

Bills are headed to Governor Brown’s desk for his signature that could affect two groups of California workers who aren’t now entitled to regular overtime pay.

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