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The state’s Farm Laborers Wage Board bypassed a legal deadline of Dec. 15 to decide whether farmworkers should receive overtime pay after working 40 hours a week. The state’s Department of Labor said it will instead hold more hearings on the issue beginning in January.

“We’re going to lose farms, the weaker ones first."

The state’s Farm Laborers Wage Board by-passed a legal deadline of December 15th to decide whether farm workers should receive overtime pay after working 40 hours a week. The state’s Department of Labor says it will instead hold more hearings on the issue, beginning in January.

The state’s Farm Laborers Wage Board bypassed a legal deadline of December 15 to decide whether farm workers should receive overtime pay after working 40 hours a week. The state Department of Labor says it will instead hold more hearings on the issue, beginning in January.

"We’re not machines that can just be replaced. We are essential workers," said Luis, a 17-year farm working veteran who asked not to give his last name.

The firm said events happened quickly at the Illinois site and it was "deeply saddened" by the deaths.

The firm said events happened quickly at the Illinois site and it was "deeply saddened" by the deaths.

Gov. Hochul announced a mask mandate for indoor public places, unless a business or venue implements a vaccine requirement for entry.

Search efforts at an Amazon facility in downstate Edwardsville where at least six people were killed in a tornado were expected to take several days, but authorities said they did not expect to find additional survivors.

Search efforts at an Amazon facility in downstate Edwardsville where at least six people were killed in a tornado were expected to take several days, but authorities said they did not expect to find additional survivors.