Avian Flu Petition Filed with Cal/OSHA Standards Board
April 4, 2025On March 20, Valley Voices and the UC Merced Farm Labor Center presented a proposal to revise the Zoonotic Aerosol Transmissible Disease Standard (Zoonotic ATD) to the monthly…
Read MoreUnder the Capitol Dome: Assembly Labor Committee Kicks Off 2025 Legislative Action on Employment Bills
April 4, 2025On April 3, the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee passed Assembly Bills 1221 (Bryan) and 1331 (Elhawary) seek to restrict use of various technologies for monitoring…
Read MoreFELS Is On the Road!
March 21, 2025California Dairy Sustainability Summit, Visalia, March 25, 2025 March 25, 2025, California Dairy Sustainability Summit, Tulare Convention Center. More information here.…
Read MoreUSCIS Alien Registration Requirement
March 14, 2025U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced its alien registration requirement on February 25, requiring many classes of foreign nationals in the U.S. to register…
Read MoreDeportation Efforts Generate Concern in Rural California
February 8, 2025Border Patrol apprehension activities in January aimed at aliens with pending deportation orders have generated significant social and legacy media attention and concerns…
Read MoreReported Immigration Enforcement Activity in So. California
January 28, 2025UPDATE: FELS has received unconfirmed reports of ICE activity in other counties. FELS will update this post if more information becomes available. FELS has received reports…
Read MoreCal/OSHA News Release: Cal/OSHA Increase Civil Money Penalty Amounts for 2025
January 28, 2025The increases adjust for inflation and ensure Cal/OSHA is consistent with California and federal law. Oakland—On January 1, 2025, the Department of Industrial Relations’…
Read MoreCalPoly SLO Finds 64% Hike in Regulatory Costs for Lettuce Farmers
January 24, 2025Lynn Hamilton, Ph.D. and Michael McCollough, Ph.D. of CalPoly San Luis Obispo found in a study released on January 23 that producers’ regulatory compliance costs have risen…
Read MoreCal/OSHA Advisory: Wildfire Smoke Alert: Cal/OSHA urges employers to protect workers from unhealthy air in Los Angeles County
January 23, 2025Cal/OSHA is reminding employers to protect workers from unhealthy air due to wildfire smoke. Currently, the Hughes Fire is impacting air quality in areas around Los Angeles…
Read MorePost Cal/OSHA Injury & Illness Summary in February
January 17, 2025Employers required to maintain logs of workplace injuries and illnesses (i.e., employers of more than 10 employees at any time during the prior calendar year) are required…
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