USCIS Issues New Form I-9
February 7, 2020U.S. Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a new version of the I-9 employment eligibility verification form. The new version is dated 10/21/2019 but will…
Read MoreCal/OSHA Form 300A Posting and Data Uploading Requirements
January 15, 2020Bryan Little, Farm Employers Labor Service January 15, 2020 The Division of Occupational Safety and Health of the California Department of Industrial Relations (Cal/OSHA)…
Read MoreSocial Security Number/Name No-Match Update
January 8, 2020FELS has learned that the federal Social Security Administration (SSA) began sending "Employer Correction Request" (ECR) or “no-match” letters in December. …
Read MoreNew Form W-4 for 2020
January 6, 2020On December 5, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released the final 2020 Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Certificate. Newly-hired employees in 2020 will…
Read MoreDemystifying Labor Commissioner Claims
December 5, 2019I Got This “Notice of Claim and Conference”…What Do I Do Now? The first communication from the Labor Commissioner typically is a somewhat confusing document…
Read More“Pay” v. “Compensation”: What’s the Difference?
October 24, 2019What rate of pay should you use to calculate meal and rest period “premiums” (most of us would think of that “premium” as compensation to an employee for failing…
Read MoreDefend Your Property!
October 22, 2019FELS has received reports of California Employment Department Monitor Advocate Office outreach workers entering farms without permission of the landowner and in some…
Read MoreReporting Time Pay Not Required for Power Outages
October 21, 2019Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has announced that thousands of customers may be affected during the upcoming wildfire season by Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPSs)…
Read MoreCal/OSHA Wildfire Smoke Regulation Now in Effect
August 20, 2019The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board of the Department of Industrial Relations issued an emergency regulation requiring protection for employees…
Read MoreImmigration Enforcement — UPDATED
August 6, 2019Media coverage in recent days indicates that President Trump intends to reinstate a promised crackdown on illegal immigration orignally promised in June just ahead of the…
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