H-2A for Dairy?
June 19, 2026On the evening of June 17, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released the following announcement: The U.S. Department of Agriculture today welcomed new guidance from…
Read MoreCal/OSHA Requests Information About Workplace Violence Plans and Costs
June 11, 2026The Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Department of Industrial Relations (usually known colloquially as Cal/OSHA) is currently engaged in a rulemaking implementing…
Read MoreProtected concerted activity; Non-union employers, beware!
June 5, 2026This labor law applies to you, too. Most employers and Human Resources professionals know that employees have the legal right to make internal complaints about discrimination,…
Read MoreCalifornia Civil Rights Department (CRD) Increasing Fair Chance Act (FCA) Enforcement
June 3, 2026Employment defense attorneys have detected a discernable uptick on enforcement of the Fair Chance Act, (often called "Ban the Box"), a California law designed to reduce barriers…
Read MoreThird-Party Harassment Claims
June 3, 2026Most employers understand their obligation to address harassment by supervisors and coworkers. Fewer appreciate the risk posed by people who do not work for the organization…
Read MoreUnder the Capitol Dome
May 29, 2026The California Legislature has reached the “house of origin” deadline, under which bills must progress beyond the house in which they are introduced, or they are dead…
Read MoreTrump Administration Announces Changes to Adjustment of Status Processing
May 22, 2026On May 21, the Trump administration largely ended "adjustment of status" for applicants already in the U.S. on temporary visas. Under this directive, most foreign nationals,…
Read MoreNewsom Issues Artificial Intelligence Executive Order
May 22, 2026Governor Newsom's May 21 order directs the state government to prepare “for the economic disruption that artificial intelligence will bring to the workforce.” The order…
Read MoreDocumenting Immigrant Impacts on Napa County
May 22, 2026A recent report from the Migration Policy Institute released by the Napa Valley Community Foundation found that nearly a third of Napa County's workforce is foreign-born…
Read MoreFresno Federal Court Denies UFW Request to Enjoin H-2A Cost Relief Rule
May 15, 2026On May 14, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California denied a request from the United Farm Workers (UFW) union for a preliminary injunction and a stay…
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