Cal/OSHA’s Oncoming Regulatory Avalanche

Bryan Little, Farm Employers Labor Service March 29, 2023 Extreme snow levels in the Sierra Nevada mountains can create heightened avalanche risk…

COVID Supplemental Paid Sick Leave: Large v. Small Employer

As employers adjust to the new COVID Supplemental Paid Sick Leave rules, we have received a lot of questions about how to calculate the number of employees…

Asking Applicants for Vax Status? Not so Fast, Employers

I'm not sure the ADA will let you do that. There has been a lot in the news lately about job applicants who include their COVID-19 vaccination…

Responding to Religious Objections to Vaccine Requirements

Perhaps I should not have been surprised that my clients who have mandated COVID-19 vaccines have seen far more objections to their mandates based on…

 Wildfire Smoke Employee Protection Resources

UPDATE August 2021: Oregon OSHA Publishes Temporary Wildfire Smoke Rule: Beginning August 9, 2021, Oregon farm employers will be required…

Cal/OSHA Standards Board Readopts COVID-19 ETS

Bryan Little, Farm Employers Labor Service June 17, 2021 On June 17, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board voted to readopt a revised COVID-19 Emergency…

California 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

As we previously announced, California is reintroducing COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave in 2022 (“2022 SPSL”). The proposed Assembly Bill…