The Die Hard Survival Guide to This Year’s Holiday Party
November 12, 2023While you can debate all you want about whether 1988’s Die Hard is a Christmas movie (it is – don’t fight us on this point), you can’t disagree with the…
Read MoreCalifornia Employers Using Criminal History Face New Compliance Obligations
August 15, 2023For many years, California employers have been subject to the state’s Fair Chance Act, which (in a nutshell) requires employers to: wait until after a conditional…
Read More“Regular Rate” Mistakes are Low-hanging Fruit. Is Yours Ripe for Picking?
August 11, 2023August 11, 2023 In the past week, a class action lawsuit was filed against Anheuser-Busch, alleging various violations of California’s wage and hour laws. You…
Read MoreCA Minimum Wage Going Up Jan. 1
August 4, 2023Joe Stephenshaw, the California Director of Finance, released a letter on July 31 to the Governor and various members of the California Legislature and legislative leadership…
Read MoreNCFH Offers Fliers Detailing Availability of Low-Cost Healthcare for Farm Employees and their Families
June 9, 2023Bryan Little, Farm Employers Labor Service June 9, 2023 The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) has released fliers in English and Spanish to educate farm…
Read MoreSupreme Court Rules that Unions May Be Sued for Strike Damage to Employer Property
June 1, 2023(Editor's Note: FELS website and the FELS Newsletter have recenlty published several articles dealing with opinions issued by the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations…
Read MoreReimbursing Employees for Use of Personal Mobile Devices
May 19, 2023Bryan Little, Farm Employers Labor Service May 19, 2023 Most ag employers are aware they are required to reimburse employees for neccessary expenses they experience…
Read MoreIMPORTANT: Pay Data Reporting Update: CRD Offers Enforcement Temporary Deferral
April 14, 2023Bryan Little, Farm Employers Labor Service April 14, 2023 Pay data reporting required by SB 1162 had generated many questions (and headaches) among employers, especially…
Read MoreAssembly Budget Subcommittee Approves Governor/UFW/Labor Fed Card Check Pact
March 30, 2023Bryan Little, Farm Employers Labor Service March 30, 2023 On March 28, the Assembly Budget Subcommittee spent a rainy afternoon well into an evening featuring a brief…
Read MoreCal/OSHA’s Oncoming Regulatory Avalanche
March 29, 2023Bryan Little, Farm Employers Labor Service March 29, 2023 Extreme snow levels in the Sierra Nevada mountains can create heightened avalanche risk for skiers and back-country…
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