Cornell Farmworker Program Annual Update and Q&A

Feb
29
February 29, 1:00 pm

WHEN

Thursday, February 29, 2024 (1-2pm)

An audio recording of this meeting will be available for those who cannot attend via Zoom. Please see below.

DESCRIPTION

Join us for the Cornell Farmworker Program annual update and Q&A with presenter, Mary Jo Dudley, Senior Extension Associate and Director at the Cornell Farmworker Program, Department of Global Development.

Topics on the agenda include:

  • A general overview of the Cornell Farmworker Program (who they are and farmworker priorities/challenges)
  • The Fair Labor Practices Act and Resources, Paid Sick Leave, Paid Family Leave, and Overtime Pay sequence
  • Federal Immigration Legislation
  • Legal Support Clinics (what Cornell Farmworker Program does regarding immigration concerns and Consulate visits) 
  • Workplace Communication
  • Tax Clinics
  • Cornell Farmworker Program's Searchable Service Directory
  • Farmworkers linked to Cornell Farmworker Program's text messaging system
  • How to register parents for English classes 

The content in these presentations is geared towards serving the migrant populations in New York State as defined under Title I, Part C and the approved State Service Delivery Plan, and may NOT be appropriate to all situations.

Please refer to the  disclaimers page, which includes the vendor notice, Google™ Translate disclaimer, and nondiscrimination and accessibility policy, before proceeding further.

Recording

For the Audio recording, click here.

Related resources
FOR QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT:

Mary Anne Diaz 
maryanne.diaz@oneonta.edu 
607-345-3421

OR

Jennifer Verdugo 
jennifer.verdugo@oneonta.edu 
585-739-2821