670 - Statement of public policy; findings.

§  670.  Statement of public policy; findings.  The legislature of the  state of New York declares that it is the public policy of the state and  the purpose of this act that minimum wage standards shall apply to  farm  workers,  so as to eliminate as rapidly as practicable the employment of  farm workers at wages insufficient to provide adequate  maintenance  and  protection of health, without substantially curtailing opportunities for  employment or earning power.    The  legislature  hereby  finds that the establishment of minimum wage  standards for farm laborers involves distinct and unusual problems; that  the agricultural labor force is made up of regular all-year  workers  as  well as short-term seasonal workers; that although some workers are paid  on  an  hourly  basis, many are paid on a piecework, weekly, monthly, or  other basis; and that the agricultural industry is particularly affected  by weather and market  conditions  and  by  perishability  of  products.  Accordingly,  the legislature further declares that it is the purpose of  this act to provide a flexible approach with full consideration  of  the  unusual problems involved.