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: Avian Influenza Webinar from FELS & Cal/OSHA Consultation Protecting Agricultural Employees from H5N1 November 15, 2024:…
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. The bill imposed new pay reporting on some larger…
FFCRA Leave Mandate Expired 12/31/20
In March 2020, Congress passed and President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. FFCRA included mandates for up…
Social Security Number/Name No-Match Update
FELS has learned from members that some employers are sporadically receiving notification from either the Social Security Administration (SSA) or the…
