“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…
Read MoreA Glimmer of Hope for Immigration Reform?
July 9, 2019The American Farm Bureau Federation is the Washington, DC-based national affiliate of FELS's parent organization, California Farm Bureau; AFBF has released a video that shines…
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court Blocks Immigration Executive Action
July 9, 2019In a 4-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court announced June 23 that it could not reach a decision on the President's Executive Actions on immigration, with remain subject to…
Read MoreNumbers, Numbers, Numbers—ITINs, SSNs: What Can You Accept?
July 9, 2019The FELS’ offices receive many calls from Newsletter subscribers and FELS clients and customers seeking clarification about the many different kinds of cards…
Read MoreUSDOL H-2a Enforcement: What to Expect, How to Prepare
July 9, 2019FELS' friends and allies, the National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE) and the American Nursery & Landscape Associaiton (now AmericanHort) have published a handy…
Read MoreLawsuit to Invalidate ALRB Trespass-Access Rule
July 9, 2019“Government may not give out permission slips to unions, to trespass on private property,” added Thompson. “When government arm-twists an owner into allowing people…
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