Cal/OSHA Night Work Regulation Resources from FELS
June 26, 2020Regulatory Text: Effective July 1, 2020: Cal/OSHA regulations for outdoor agricultural operations during hours of darkness Ag Night Work Frequently Asked…
Read MoreCalifornia Now Presumes Most Employees With COVID-19 Can Receive Workers’ Compensation Benefits
May 13, 2020California Governor Gavin Newsom just enacted sweeping changes to the state’s workers’ compensation standards, providing that a broad swath of California workers…
Read MoreFederal Judge Rules Cal/Savers Not ERISA Pre-Empted
March 24, 2020Senior U.S. District Court Judge Morrison C. England ruled on March 10 that California's Cal/Savers program is not pre-empted by the federal Employment Retirement Security…
Read MoreNew Federal Family and Medical Leave and Paid Sick Leave Obligations to Commence on April 2, 2020
March 19, 2020Congress has passed, and President Trump has signed, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“the Act”) addressing the Coronavirus pandemic. The Act, which is applicable…
Read MoreCA Supreme Court Rules Exit Searches are Compensable Time
February 28, 2020In Friekin v. Apple, the California Supreme Court has imposed yet another wage-and-hour obligation on California employers. In this instance, the Court was answering…
Read MoreSocial Security Number/Name No-Match Update
January 8, 2020FELS has learned that the federal Social Security Administration (SSA) began sending "Employer Correction Request" (ECR) or “no-match” letters in December. …
Read MoreNew Form W-4 for 2020
January 6, 2020On December 5, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released the final 2020 Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Certificate. Newly-hired employees in 2020 will…
Read MoreDemystifying Labor Commissioner Claims
December 5, 2019I Got This “Notice of Claim and Conference”…What Do I Do Now? The first communication from the Labor Commissioner typically is a somewhat confusing document…
Read More“Pay” v. “Compensation”: What’s the Difference?
October 24, 2019What rate of pay should you use to calculate meal and rest period “premiums” (most of us would think of that “premium” as compensation to an employee for failing…
Read MoreDefend Your Property!
October 22, 2019FELS has received reports of California Employment Department Monitor Advocate Office outreach workers entering farms without permission of the landowner and in some…
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