45th Annual Ag Personnel Management Association Forum – Feb 4–6, 2026 | Monterey, CA
November 26, 2025APMA Member Discount Available to FELS Members! Join the Agricultural Personnel Management Association for one of the most important HR & Safety conferences in the…
Read MoreCal/OSHA Holds Workplace Violence Reg Advisory Committee
November 13, 2025Cal/OSHA was directed by the Legislature to propose “additional requirements the Division deems necessary” to supplement the Workplace Violence Prevention Plan mandated…
Read MoreFresno County Farm Bureau/FELS Offering Sexual Harassment Training
November 12, 2025Fresno County Farm Bureau and FELS are teaming up to offer California-mandated Sexual Harassment Training at Fresno County Farm Bureau (1274 W. Hedges Ave). One-hour employee…
Read MoreFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Plans to Revoke 17,000 Non-Domiciled CA CDLs
November 12, 2025On November 12, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) would be removing 17,000 non-domiciled California…
Read MoreCheck Out FELS OnDemand Today!
November 7, 2025We're excited to roll out FELS OnDemand, our new video platform to support FELS members and customers with on-line availability of our Heat Illness Training videos and…
Read MoreCoroner’s Report on Dairy Farm Deaths Points to Toxic Gas Exposure
November 5, 2025WASHINGTON — Six people who died at a Colorado dairy farm this summer were exposed to hydrogen sulfide gas, authorities said Thursday. The Weld County coroner’s office…
Read MoreModel Housing Agreement Added to FELS Employer Resources
November 4, 2025FELS has added a model housing agreement to FELS Resources: HR Compliance. Access to FELS Employer Resources is reserved for FELS members who have created a user account…
Read MoreFELS Webinar: What the @#*& is Card Check? And what the #%6*& is a ULP?
November 3, 2025November 25, 10 AM: Did you know even non-union employers can be prosecuted by the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board for an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP)? The…
Read MoreCal/OSHA Releases “DART” Rates, ’25-’26 “High Hazard Industry” List
October 25, 2025DART (Days Away, Restricted or Transferred) rates are a yardstick used by Cal/OSHA to measure the accident and workplace injury experience of various workplace activities…
Read MoreThe Big Beautiful Bill and Farm Labor: No Federal Tax Break for Agricultural Overtime
October 20, 2025On July 4, 2025, Congress enacted the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21), marking a sweeping effort to provide new tax relief to working Americans and seniors.…
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