ALRB Sublets Space from CAUSE
November 1, 2024At its meeting on October 30, the Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) approved a decision to sublease office space from the Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable…
Read MoreFELS Is On the Road!
October 28, 2024CA Farm Labor Contractors Assn. Ag Labor Forum, San Luis Obispo, November 21 & 22 NCAE Ag Employer Forum, Las Vegas, December 4-6 CAFB 2024 Annual Meeting, Monterey,…
Read MoreFIRA Woodland Hosts Cal/OSHA Standards Board, Staff Tour of Autonomous Ag Machines
October 28, 2024On October 24, members of the Cal/OSHA Standards Board and staff of the Board and it's sister agency Cal/OSHA witnessed demonstrations of autonomous machinery including autonomous…
Read MoreDon’t want an EEOC pregnancy lawsuit? Then DON’T do these 4 things
October 25, 2024Stuff's getting real. As many of you know, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is starting to sue employers who it claims are not complying with…
Read MoreAppellate Court Rules for UFW, ALRB Appeal of Wonderful Nurseries Bargaining Order Injunction
October 25, 2024The California 5th District Court of Appeal has lifted an injunction imposed on the Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) preventing administrative action to enforce…
Read MoreAvian Influenza (H5N1) News
October 22, 2024October 22, 2024: (CDFA Media Release) H5N1 Bird Flu Confirmed in One Hundred Thirty-Three Dairies in California: Following an investigation by the California Department…
Read MoreNew California Discrimination Laws: Drivers Licenses and “Intersectionality”
October 18, 2024California has expanded discrimination protections in two important new ways that will become effective on January 1. SB 1100 (Portantino, D-La Canada-Flintridge) makes…
Read MoreHigh Heat Alert: Cal/OSHA Reminds Employers to Protect Workers from High Heat
October 1, 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 MoreAssembly Bill 3234: New Requirements for Employers Conducting Social Compliance Audits
September 26, 2024Editor's Note: California ag employers are increasingly engaging social compliance auditors to satisfy the demands of various buyers of ag products. While we expect those…
Read MoreAdvisory: Cal/OSHA Reminds Employers to Protect Workers from Unhealthy Air
September 24, 2024September 24, 2024, San Bernardino -- Cal/OSHA is reminding employers to protect workers from unhealthy air due to wildfire smoke. Currently, the Line Fire is impacting air…
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