MEDIA RELEASE: California Farm Bureau urges common-sense, compassionate approach to immigration enforcement on farms
June 19, 2025The California Farm Bureau is closely monitoring the current immigration situation following the Trump administration’s reversal of its earlier decision to pause immigration…
Read MoreUnder the Capitol Dome: Assembly Labor Committee Kicks Off 2025 Legislative Action on Employment Bills
April 4, 2025On April 3, the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee passed Assembly Bills 1221 (Bryan) and 1331 (Elhawary) seek to restrict use of various technologies for monitoring…
Read MoreUSCIS Alien Registration Requirement
March 14, 2025U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced its alien registration requirement on February 25, requiring many classes of foreign nationals in the U.S. to register…
Read MoreAvian Influenza (H5N1) News
February 25, 2025November 15, 2024: Avian Influenza Webinar from FELS & Cal/OSHA Consultation Protecting Agricultural Employees from H5N1 November 15, 2024: H5N1 Resources from…
Read MoreDeportation Efforts Generate Concern in Rural California
February 8, 2025Border Patrol apprehension activities in January aimed at aliens with pending deportation orders have generated significant social and legacy media attention and concerns…
Read MoreReported Immigration Enforcement Activity in So. California
January 28, 2025UPDATE: FELS has received unconfirmed reports of ICE activity in other counties. FELS will update this post if more information becomes available. FELS has received reports…
Read MoreCal/OSHA News Release: Cal/OSHA Increase Civil Money Penalty Amounts for 2025
January 28, 2025The increases adjust for inflation and ensure Cal/OSHA is consistent with California and federal law. Oakland—On January 1, 2025, the Department of Industrial Relations’…
Read MoreCalPoly SLO Finds 64% Hike in Regulatory Costs for Lettuce Farmers
January 24, 2025Lynn Hamilton, Ph.D. and Michael McCollough, Ph.D. of CalPoly San Luis Obispo found in a study released on January 23 that producers’ regulatory compliance costs have risen…
Read MorePost Cal/OSHA Injury & Illness Summary in February
January 17, 2025Employers required to maintain logs of workplace injuries and illnesses (i.e., employers of more than 10 employees at any time during the prior calendar year) are required…
Read MoreDHS Publishes Final H-2A Rule
December 18, 2024On December 18, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) finalized H-2A program rules first published as a proposed rule in September 2023. DHS jointly administers…
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