One of the “frequent flyer” questions FELS gets from clients and Newsletter subscribers is, “if XXX breaks a tool (or wrecks a machine, or breaks something else on the worksite), can I deduct the cost of that from his wages?” Wage and hour law sets very specific parameters around what you may deduct from an […]
FELS Newsletter: May & June 2025
No Such Thing as “Workers’ Compensation” Leave
California’s public policy favors the workers’ compensation system as the preferred means to remedy employees’ work-related injuries. The system is based on the “compensation bargain,” under which employees give up the right to sue for personal injuries occurring in the course of employment in exchange for receiving a streamlined way of obtaining medical care and […]
FELS Tailgate Safety Training Sheet
Safety Training for Agricultural Employees: Chainsaw Safety
