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Court: No Overtime for Christmas Tree Harvesters
RICHMOND, Va. (AP)
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Christmas tree farms are involved in agriculture, not forestry, and don't have to pay workers overtime.
The ruling by a three-judge panel of the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a decision by U.S. District Judge Richard Voorhees. He ruled that Christmas tree growers in North Carolina were not exempt from the overtime requirements.
The growers paid for overtime until 1995 when they began hiring legal aliens to harvest their trees. The Labor Department declared that federal law required the growers to provide benefits that included free housing, meals and transportation.
Court: No Overtime for Christmas Tree Harvesters
RICHMOND, Va. (AP)
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Christmas tree farms are involved in agriculture, not forestry, and don't have to pay workers overtime.
The ruling by a three-judge panel of the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a decision by U.S. District Judge Richard Voorhees. He ruled that Christmas tree growers in North Carolina were not exempt from the overtime requirements.
The growers paid for overtime until 1995 when they began hiring legal aliens to harvest their trees. The Labor Department declared that federal law required the growers to provide benefits that included free housing, meals and transportation.
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