FELS Webinar: New Heat Stress Smartphone App!
September 9, 2024American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) CEO Larry Sloan Will Demo Aide for Ag Employers & Employees! Protecting agricultural employees from heat illness and…
Read MoreFELS Is On the Road!
September 6, 2024Ventura County Agri-Tech Fair, Oxnard, September 10. CA Farm Labor Contractors Assn. Ag Labor Forum, San Luis Obispo, November 21 & 22 September 10, 2024: Ventura…
Read MoreForm I-9 Update
September 4, 2024Expiration Date Extended Last year, we updated you on the newest changes to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification,…
Read MoreAg Employer Cited for 48″+ Platform Guardrail Violation
September 4, 2024FELS has learned that a Central Valley agricultural employer has been cited by Cal/OSHA for employees loading harvested produce onto a trailer that created a working platform…
Read MoreUPDATED: Employer Resources from FELS: Heat Illness Prevention
September 4, 2024September 4, 2024: The passage of Labor Day may signal the onset of Fall in most other areas of the U.S., but we know from experience that Summer lasts longer in California,…
Read MoreUPDATED: Employer Resources from FELS: Avian Influenza (H5N1)
August 30, 2024August 30, 2024: The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has confirmed the presence of H5N1 Avian Influenza in three California dairy herds. Dairy operators…
Read MoreGeorgia Federal Court Enjoins USDOL H-2A Program “Worker Protection” Rule
August 27, 2024A federal court in Georgia on August 26 issued a preliminary injunction that halts the Department of Labor’s implementation of a disturbing regulation that would have forced…
Read MoreUFW Appeals Preliminary Injunction in Wonderful Case
August 27, 2024UPDATE: August 27, 2024: (FELS parent organization) California Farm Bureau joined 10 other agricultural employer organizations in an amici curiae brief supporting Wonderful…
Read MoreCal/OSHA News Release: Cal/OSHA Reminds Employers to Protect Workers from High Heat
August 23, 2024Editor's Note: Farm Employers Labor Service provides resources to assist employers' compliance with the Heat Illness Prevention (HIP) Standard at Employer Resources from…
Read MoreCal/OSHA News Release: Cal/OSHA bolsters staff to investigate the most egregious violations, referring them for criminal prosecution
August 22, 2024WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Cal/OSHA is strengthening its efforts to increase workplace safety by ramping up recruitment and hiring more investigator staff for its Bureau of Investigations.…
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