Getting FLC/Grower Relationships Right
December 19, 2025The FELS Sacramento office receives frequent calls and emails from FELS and Farm Bureau members concerning relationships between agricultural producers and farm labor contractors…
Read More45th Annual Ag Personnel Management Association Forum – Feb 4–6, 2026 | Monterey, CA
November 26, 2025APMA Member Discount Available to FELS Members! Join the Agricultural Personnel Management Association for one of the most important HR & Safety conferences in the…
Read MoreCheck Out FELS OnDemand Today!
November 7, 2025We're excited to roll out FELS OnDemand, our new video platform to support FELS members and customers with on-line availability of our Heat Illness Training videos and…
Read MoreCoroner’s Report on Dairy Farm Deaths Points to Toxic Gas Exposure
November 5, 2025WASHINGTON — Six people who died at a Colorado dairy farm this summer were exposed to hydrogen sulfide gas, authorities said Thursday. The Weld County coroner’s office…
Read MoreModel Housing Agreement Added to FELS Employer Resources
November 4, 2025FELS has added a model housing agreement to FELS Resources: HR Compliance. Access to FELS Employer Resources is reserved for FELS members who have created a user account…
Read MoreThe Big Beautiful Bill and Farm Labor: No Federal Tax Break for Agricultural Overtime
October 20, 2025On July 4, 2025, Congress enacted the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21), marking a sweeping effort to provide new tax relief to working Americans and seniors.…
Read MoreNewsom Signs Legislation Requiring New Annual Employee Rights Notice, Expanding Personnel File Employee Access Requirements
October 15, 2025Ahead of the constitutional deadline for bill approval, Governor Newsom has signed two measures that will be of interest to all California employers, including agricultural…
Read MoreWestern Center Upgrades Employee & Supervisor Immigration Resources
October 15, 2025FELS members can access new resources from the Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety designed to support ag employers, supervisors, and workers,. Specifically,…
Read MoreFELS Adds Investigator to Group Legal Service Plan
October 6, 2025FELS is pleased to announce the addition of John A. Swarbrick Law to the slate of professionals FELS members may access through FELS' Group Legal Services Plan. Mr. Swarbrick…
Read MoreCAFB Provides Federal Government Shutdown Resources
October 2, 2025FELS' parent company, California Farm Bureau, is furnishing resources on its website to assist farmers and ranchers with information about the effects of the shutdown on…
Read More