Assembly Bill 2499: California Amends Jury, Court, and Victim Time Off Provisions
On September 29, 2024, the Governor signed Assembly Bill (AB) 2499, expanding the list of crimes for which employees can take time off and allowing…
Assembly Bill 3234: New Requirements for Employers Conducting Social Compliance Audits
Editor's Note: California ag employers are increasingly engaging social compliance auditors to satisfy the demands of various buyers of ag products. …
California’s Minimum Wage is Increasing Again in 2025
Editor's Note: California Farm Bureau has updated Increases in Minimum Wages; Increases in Minimum Salary of Exempt Executive, Administrative, or…
FELS COO Appointed to Workers’ Comp Insurance Rating Bureau Governing Committee
Little receives appointment as an employer representative on the workers' comp insurance rating agency's governance board On August 13, California…
Rare Win for Employers — Knowing and Intentional Wage Statement Defense
Barsamian & Moody May 10, 2024 On May 6, the California Supreme Court gave a rare win to employers when it issued its most recent…
USDA Announces Farmworker Housing Loans and Grants
Recently USDA Rural Development announced two programs related to financing of farmworker housing. The agency has loans available to develop or rehabilitate…
USDOL Publishes 2024 H-2A AEWRs
Bryan Little, Farm Employers Labor Service December 15, 2023 On December 14, the U.S. Department of Labor published 2024 Adverse Effect Wage Rates…
