A state law approved in New York this year to give farmworkers the right to organize was challenged in federal court Monday by a coalition of dairy and vegetable farmers, who asked that the measure be put on hold before it’s set to take effect Wednesday.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, claimed the new law isn’t clear about who has the right to organize, and conflicts with federal law.

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