UPDATED: Dealing with Immigration Enforcement Agencies: Suggestions and Courses of Action for Ag Employers
June 16, 2025FELS has learned of significant immigration enforcement activity in some rural areas in Southern California, particularly in Ventura County, occurring on June 9 and 10. Reports…
Read MoreUnder the Capitol Dome: Employment Bills’ Fate at “House of Origin” Deadline
June 16, 2025June 6 was the last day for both houses of the Legislature to pass bills originating in the respective houses, causing the usual last-minute rush to pass bills before this…
Read MoreAvian Flu Reg Petition Filed with Cal/OSHA Standards Board
June 16, 2025Merced Farm Labor Center presented to the monthly meeting of the Cal/OSHA Standards Board a proposal to revise the Zoonotic Aerosol Transmissible Disease Standard (Zoonotic…
Read MoreWarning to Employers On Heat Illness
June 16, 2025With summer around the corner and early-season high temperatures expected throughout the California, FELS Newsletter readers are reminded of several important ways you can…
Read MoreProspective Meal Period Waivers OK, Court Rules
June 16, 2025Revocable, prospective, “blanket” meal period waivers are enforceable if they are not unconscionable or unduly coercive for employees, the California Court of Appeal…
Read MoreOregon Minimum Wage Rising July 1
June 16, 2025Oregon’s automatic minimum wage increase for non-exempt employees will take effect on July 1. Oregon law requires the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) to calculate…
Read MoreWestern Center/UC Davis Surveying on Ag Workplace Skills
June 16, 2025The Western Center for Agricultural Safety and Health at UC Davis is surveying ag employers and others with insight on skills and training needed by agricultural employers…
Read MoreCal/OSHA Enforcement in South Monterey County
June 16, 2025Salinas-based FELS Labor Management Consultant Santos Martinez reported recently that Cal/OSHA enforcement agents working from the agency’s Salinas office are engaging…
Read MoreAIHA Launches Enhanced Heat Stress Mobile App 2.0 to Protect Indoor Workers, Employers, from Indoor Occupational Heat Hazards
June 16, 2025Falls Church, VA (May 8, 2025). AIHA—the association for scientists and professionals dedicated to occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS)—announced…
Read MoreCA Local Minimum Wages Rising July 1
June 16, 2025Several California localities will see their minimum wages increase on July 1: City of Los Angeles: $17.28 to $17.87/hr. Unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County:…
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