A 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…
Read MoreOC Register on Fowler-Gerawan Piece-rate Suit
July 9, 2019The Orange County Register editorialized on February 24, 2016 about the pending lawsuit brought by Fowler Packing and Gerawan Farming Company seeking to invalidate…
Read MoreFELS Publishes AB 1513 Piece-rate Wage Resources
July 9, 2019NEW!: Employees seeking payment of back wages from the Unclaimed Wages Fund (UWF) can claim those wages through the procedure described in this document provided…
Read MoreFresno Court Declines to Invalidate Piecerate Safe Harbor
July 9, 2019On July 25, a Superior Court in Fresno denied a petition by Nisei Farmers League requesting a preliminary injunction to prevent the Department of Industrial Relations from…
Read MoreWage Statement Information – AB 1513
July 9, 2019California has extensive and specific requirements for wage disclosures and statements to employees – most of which have been passed in response to concern about “wage…
Read MoreUSDOL Guidance Seeks to Broaden “Joint Employment”
July 9, 2019Recently-released (Jan. 20, 2016) guidance from the Wage and Hour division of the U.S. Department of Labor expresses the view of the Department that a joint employment relationship…
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