New York Labor Roadshow VII
Event Details
Date
December 15, 2023
Time
8:30-4:15
Location
Greenwich Elks
130 Bulson Rd
Greenwich, NY 12834
Host
New York Ag Workforce Development Council
agworkforce.cals.cornell.edu/labor-roadshow/
Richard Stup
email Richard Stup
Event Registration
Labor continues to be the primary challenge for many farm businesses. The Ag Labor Roadshow aims to tackle those challenges head-on with these topics:
- Experienced attorneys to address: managing in a union environment, complying with equal employment laws, and managing regulatory audits
- Staying in compliance with employee policies
- I-9 compliance
- Overtime: compliance, payroll systems, and employer reimbursements
- Farm Safety and OSHA compliance
- Workforce development
These are the dates and locations for the Labor Road Show in New York. Eastern NY is on December 15th.
NORTHERN NY
December 13: Old McDonald's Farm
Sackett's Harbor
EASTERN NY
December 15: Greenwich Elks
Greenwich, NY
CENTRAL NY
December 19, Cornell Agritech, Jordan Hall
Geneva, NY
WESTERN NY
December 20, Genessee Community College
Batavia, NY
Ag Workforce Development Council member organizations include: NEDPA, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development, Cayuga Marketing, AgriMark, Upstate Niagara, New York Farm Bureau, New York Vegetable Growers Association, New York Animal Ag Coalition, Agri-Placement Services, New York Horticultural Society, Dairy Farmers of America, Farm Credit East, Gray & Oscar LLC.

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