Dept. of Fair Employment & Housing Announced Stepped-up FCA Enforcement
December 10, 2021In October 2021, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”) announced stepped up efforts to enforce the Fair Chance Act (FCA), enacted in January…
Read MoreAppellate Court Rules in Seasonal Employment/Termination Case
November 8, 2021On August 12, 2021, the California Court of Appeal has delivered a ruling that may (or may not) avoid a potential headache for seasonal agricultural employers. In Jaime…
Read MoreU.S. DOL Releases New FLC Registration Forms
November 8, 2021The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor has published three new forms for Farm Labor Contractors (FLCs) and Farm Labor Contractor Employees (FLCEs)…
Read MoreAsking Applicants for Vax Status? Not so Fast, Employers
October 13, 2021I'm not sure the ADA will let you do that. There has been a lot in the news lately about job applicants who include their COVID-19 vaccination status on their resumes,…
Read MoreResponding to Religious Objections to Vaccine Requirements
September 21, 2021Perhaps I should not have been surprised that my clients who have mandated COVID-19 vaccines have seen far more objections to their mandates based on religious grounds than…
Read MoreCal/OSHA Standards Board Readopts COVID-19 ETS
June 17, 2021Bryan Little, Farm Employers Labor Service June 17, 2021 On June 17, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board voted to readopt a revised COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS)…
Read MoreFELS Group Legal Services Plan
May 12, 2021Farm Employers Labor Service subscribers can get legal assistance from California's leading labor- and employment-law firm under the FELS Group Legal Services Plan. FELS,…
Read MoreDFEH/EEOC Compliance News & Resources
April 9, 2021April 9, 2021: On March 29, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that qualifying employers (see qualification criteria below) will be required to…
Read MoreUSDOL Announces Ag Enforcement Initiative
April 9, 2021The U.S. Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division announced on March 25 a “nationwide education, outreach, and enforcement initiative to ensure workplace protections”…
Read MoreCalifornia UI Taxes to Rise Soon?
April 9, 2021Massive unemployment insurance payments (and fraud) have caused California’s Unemployment Trust Fund debt to the federal government to skyrocket. As of April…
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