Preliminary Injunction Issued in Wonderful Nurseries/UFW Case
August 20, 2024Kern County Superior Court on July 18 issued a preliminary injunction enjoining the Agricultural Labor Relations Board from enforcing its certification of the United Farm…
Read MoreCDC Allocates $10 Million for Flu Vaccines for Livestock Employees
August 20, 2024U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced July 31 it will spend $10 million in federal funds for avian flu response among livestock employees. In the announcement,…
Read MoreFELS Furnishes Ag Employer Resources
August 20, 2024FELS’ new website features compliance resources for California agricultural employers: Avian Influenza: Though no infected herds or flocks have surfaced in California,…
Read MoreRemoving Newly Separated Employees from Employer-Provided Housing
August 20, 2024FELS’ Sacramento office often receives calls from agricultural employers seeking to resolve a thorny problem: How to remove from employer-provided housing someone whose…
Read MoreOSHA Opines on When Motor Vehicle Injuries are Work-Related
August 20, 2024In a recent standard interpretation dated June 12, 2024, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration clarified the circumstances when a motor vehicle injury and…
Read MoreCalifornia Supreme Court Says Even a Single Slur by a Coworker Can Give Rise to Employer Liability for Hostile Work Environment and Retaliation
August 20, 2024The California Supreme Court in Bailey v. San Francisco District Attorney’s Office (S265223, July 29, 2024) clarified the circumstances under which a single racial slur…
Read MoreFELS is on the Road!
August 20, 2024Nov. 21 & 22, California Farm Labor Contractors Association Ag Labor Forum, Embassy Suites, 333 Madonna Road, San Luis Obispo; for more information and to register, visit…
Read MoreFELS Webinar: “California’s New Workplace Violence Prevention Plan Requirement—Are You Ready?”
August 20, 2024California recently implemented a workplace violence prevention law requiring employers to create a detailed written workplace violence prevention plan and to train employees…
Read MoreSafety Sheet: Prevent Indoor Heat Illness
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Read MorePAGA Reform Deal Struck
July 31, 2024On July 1, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills to reform the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), long subject of great concern among California employers who have suffered…
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