Another Step Closer to Autonomous Ag Equipment?
September 22, 2025The Cal/OSHA Standards Board’s Autonomous Agricultural Tractor Advisory Committee met in Salinas on Aug. 6 and 7. The Standards Board voted to empanel this committee of…
Read MoreFederal Court Vacates AEWR Methodology Rule
September 22, 2025On Aug. 25, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana vacated the U.S. Department of Labor’s 2023 Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology rule, restoring…
Read MoreCA Supreme Court: Employer was Liable for Minimum Wage Liquidated Damages Despite Ignorance of the Law
September 22, 2025Cliches typically contain a grain of truth, and that’s true of the old chestnut, “ignorance of the law is no excuse for lawbreaking.” Now the California Supreme Court…
Read MoreUSDA Discontinues Survey Used for H-2A Wage Standard
September 22, 2025The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced the discontinuation of its Farm Labor Survey (FLS). The FLS has long been used by the U.S. Department of Labor to issue…
Read MoreH-2A Wage Rules Change (Again): A Win for Growers, But Your Documentation Game Still Matters
September 22, 2025H-2A wages just shifted again… it’s a welcome relief, but not a free pass. This quick article from our member benefit partner, FieldClock, breaks down the change…
Read MoreGreen Cards with Expiration Date?
September 22, 2025FELS has recently received questions concerning Permanent Resident alien cards (also known as green cards) that lack an expiration date. Green cards issued without an expiration…
Read MoreSocial Security Number/Name Mismatch Update
September 22, 2025FELS has learned from members that some employers are sporadically receiving notification from either the Social Security Administration (SSA) or the Internal Revenue Service…
Read MoreFELS Member-Exclusive Arbitration Agreement, Wildfire Smoke Resources Available
September 22, 2025FELS has added a new member-exclusive resource to FELS’ website. Our model Arbitration Agreement can be incorporated into employees’ hiring paperwork when completing…
Read MoreWorkplace Fraternization Policies: Four “Whos” and a “Why”
September 22, 2025No-fraternization policies generally prohibit employees with certain family or personal relationships from being in a direct or indirect reporting relationship. Let’s…
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