Newsom 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 MoreUnder the Capitol Dome
October 14, 2025Governor Newsom signs and vetoes bills of interest to California ag employers The deadline for Governor Gavin Newsom to sign or veto legislation passed by the Legislature…
Read MoreCDPH Calls On Dairy Operators to Offer On-Site Flu Vaccine Clinics
October 10, 2025In a letter to diary operators from Kristin J. Cummings, MD, Chief of the Occupational Health Branch, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) calls on owners and…
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 MoreFederal Court Enjoins Union Meetings Bill
October 1, 2025The Sacramento-based U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California has enjoined enforcement of SB 399 (Wahab, D-Hayward), 2024 legislation restraining employers'…
Read MoreDOL Issues Rule for New Farm Visa Wage Standard
September 30, 2025The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued an interim final rule (IFR) implementing a new wage standard for the the H-2A agricultural worker temporary non-immigrant visa…
Read MoreStandards Board: Advisory Committee on Avian Flu, Dairy Workers
September 25, 2025On September 18, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board (effectively, the quasi-legislative body that considers and approves all regulations enforced by Cal/OSHA) voted to empanel…
Read MoreLast Heat Wave of 2025?
September 17, 2025Mid-September temperatures are expected to be well in excess of either the 80˚ threshold triggering requirements of Heat Illness Prevention standard, or the 95˚ threshold…
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