The Die Hard Survival Guide to This Year’s Holiday Party

While you can debate all you want about whether 1988’s Die Hard is a Christmas movie (it is – don’t fight us on this point), you can’t…

California Employers Using Criminal History Face New Compliance Obligations

For many years, California employers have been subject to the state’s Fair Chance Act, which (in a nutshell) requires employers to: wait…

“Regular Rate” Mistakes are Low-hanging Fruit. Is Yours Ripe for Picking?

August 11, 2023 In the past week, a class action lawsuit was filed against Anheuser-Busch, alleging various violations of California’s wage and…

CA Minimum Wage Going Up Jan. 1

Joe Stephenshaw, the California Director of Finance, released a letter on July 31 to the Governor and various members of the California Legislature and…

NCFH Offers Fliers Detailing Availability of Low-Cost Healthcare for Farm Employees and their Families

Bryan Little, Farm Employers Labor Service June 9, 2023 The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) has released fliers in English and Spanish…

Reimbursing Employees for Use of Personal Mobile Devices

Bryan Little, Farm Employers Labor Service May 19, 2023 Most ag employers are aware they are required to reimburse employees for neccessary expenses…

FELS+FieldClock+Harvust: FELS Announces Headache Relief for California Ag Employers

FELS is pleased to announce a new partnership with FieldClock, a web- and cloud-based service to assist farm employers with gathering time-and-attendance…