Key Assistance Opportunity: USDA Opens Up Brief Application Window for $2 Billion to Specialty Crop Aid
The US Department of Agriculture has announced up to $2 billion in funds in support for the specialty crop industry. The Marketing Assistance for Specialty…
Avian Influenza (H5N1) News
November 15, 2024: Don't Miss this FELS Webinar! Protecting Agricultural Employees from H5N1 November 15, 2024: H5N1 Resources from the Western…
Meal & Rest Period Resources from FELS
UPDATE: August 2, 2021: California Supreme Court Rules on Meal and Rest Period Penalties "Regular Rate:" On July 15, 2021,…
Wildfire Smoke Employee Protection Resources
UPDATE August 2021: Oregon OSHA Publishes Temporary Wildfire Smoke Rule: Beginning August 9, 2021, Oregon farm employers will be required…
FELS Group Legal Services Plan
Farm Employers Labor Service subscribers can get legal assistance from California's leading labor- and employment-law firm under the FELS Group Legal…
DFEH/EEOC Compliance News & Resources
April 9, 2021: On March 29, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that qualifying employers (see qualification criteria below)…
Dept. of Fair Employment & Housing (DFEH) Furnishes Guidance on SB 973 Compliance
The California Legislature passed SB 973 (Jackson) in 2020, becoming effective on January 1, 2021. (See “California Passes Employer Pay Data Reporting…
