Overtime Pay Tax Credit for Farm Workers Proposed in Calif.
If film workers get a tax credit for working overtime, why not employers of ag workers? That’s the logic behind a bill pending in the California Legislature that would create a payroll tax credit for agricultural employers who pay overtime wages to their employees. Under the bill, employers would
If film workers get a tax credit for working overtime, why not employers of ag workers?
That’s the logic behind a bill pending in the California Legislature that would create a payroll tax credit for agricultural employers who pay overtime wages to their employees. Under the bill, employers would be reimbursed dollar-for-dollar for 100% of overtime wages paid.
A similar bill last year was defeated on a party-line vote in its first committee hearing.This year’s legislation has bipartisan support with both Democratic and Republican senators co-authoring the bill. Last year, while rejecting a similar tax credit for agricultural employers, the legislature passed a $420 million increase in the Film Tax Credit.