OSHA Fund Assessments Skyrocket for 2026
December 12, 2025In 2008, the California Legislature established the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Fund, funded by workers' comp premium assessments paid by California employers. For…
Read MoreOccupational Fatalities in Agriculture
December 12, 2025The hazardous nature of agricultural employment is widely discussed, and there are certainly "opportunities" for serious injuries on farms, from working with large animals,…
Read MoreUFW Sues to Invalidate New H-2A Program Wage Standard
December 5, 2025The United Farm Workers (UFW) and 18 farm workers sued the U.S. Department of Labor on November 21 to invalidate the Department's October 2 Interim Final Rule (IFR) revising…
Read More45th Annual Ag Personnel Management Association Forum – Feb 4–6, 2026 | Monterey, CA
November 26, 2025APMA Member Discount Available to FELS Members! Join the Agricultural Personnel Management Association for one of the most important HR & Safety conferences in the…
Read MoreCheck Out FELS OnDemand Today!
November 7, 2025We're excited to roll out FELS OnDemand, our new video platform to support FELS members and customers with on-line availability of our Heat Illness Training videos and…
Read MoreCoroner’s Report on Dairy Farm Deaths Points to Toxic Gas Exposure
November 5, 2025WASHINGTON — Six people who died at a Colorado dairy farm this summer were exposed to hydrogen sulfide gas, authorities said Thursday. The Weld County coroner’s office…
Read MoreModel Housing Agreement Added to FELS Employer Resources
November 4, 2025FELS has added a model housing agreement to FELS Resources: HR Compliance. Access to FELS Employer Resources is reserved for FELS members who have created a user account…
Read MoreFELS Webinar: What the @#*& is Card Check? And what the #%6*& is a ULP?
November 3, 2025November 25, 10 AM: Did you know even non-union employers can be prosecuted by the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board for an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP)? The…
Read MoreThe Big Beautiful Bill and Farm Labor: No Federal Tax Break for Agricultural Overtime
October 20, 2025On July 4, 2025, Congress enacted the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21), marking a sweeping effort to provide new tax relief to working Americans and seniors.…
Read MoreNewsom Signs Legislation Requiring New Annual Employee Rights Notice, Expanding Personnel File Employee Access Requirements
October 15, 2025Ahead of the constitutional deadline for bill approval, Governor Newsom has signed two measures that will be of interest to all California employers, including agricultural…
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