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…
At-Will Employment is a Fairy Tale
Once upon a time, employees in all states but Montana (always bucking the establishment!) were presumed to be employed at-will, absent some sort of…
The Die Hard Survival Guide to This Year’s Holiday Party
While you can debate all you want about whether 1988’s Die Hard is a Christmas movie (it is – don’t fight us on this point), you can’t…
California Employers Using Criminal History Face New Compliance Obligations
For many years, California employers have been subject to the state’s Fair Chance Act, which (in a nutshell) requires employers to: wait…
“Regular Rate” Mistakes are Low-hanging Fruit. Is Yours Ripe for Picking?
August 11, 2023 In the past week, a class action lawsuit was filed against Anheuser-Busch, alleging various violations of California’s wage and…
