Avian Influenza (H5N1) News
October 3, 2024: CDPH Investigating Human Cases of Bird Flu: The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has confirmed two human cases of H5N1 in…
UPDATED: Wildfire Smoke Employee Protection & Regulations
Cal/OSHA Wildfire Smoke Regulation, August 2019: Text of Regulation (GISO Section 5141.1, Protection from Wildfire Smoke) "Wildfire Smoke…
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…
