Form I-9 Update
September 4, 2024Expiration Date Extended Last year, we updated you on the newest changes to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification,…
Read MoreAg Employer Cited for 48″+ Platform Guardrail Violation
September 4, 2024FELS has learned that a Central Valley agricultural employer has been cited by Cal/OSHA for employees loading harvested produce onto a trailer that created a working platform…
Read MoreGeorgia Federal Court Enjoins USDOL H-2A Program “Worker Protection” Rule
August 27, 2024A federal court in Georgia on August 26 issued a preliminary injunction that halts the Department of Labor’s implementation of a disturbing regulation that would have forced…
Read MoreUFW Appeals Preliminary Injunction in Wonderful Case
August 27, 2024FELS’ parent organization, California Farm Bureau, joined 10 other agricultural employer organizations in an amici curiae brief supporting Wonderful Nurseries’ challenge…
Read MoreCal/OSHA News Release: Cal/OSHA bolsters staff to investigate the most egregious violations, referring them for criminal prosecution
August 22, 2024WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Cal/OSHA is strengthening its efforts to increase workplace safety by ramping up recruitment and hiring more investigator staff for its Bureau of Investigations.…
Read MoreCalifornia’s Minimum Wage is Increasing Again in 2025
August 21, 2024Editor's Note: California Farm Bureau has updated Increases in Minimum Wages; Increases in Minimum Salary of Exempt Executive, Administrative, or Professional Employees;…
Read MoreFELS COO Appointed to Workers’ Comp Insurance Rating Bureau Governing Committee
August 13, 2024Little receives appointment as an employer representative on the workers' comp insurance rating agency's governance board On August 13, California Insurance Commissioner…
Read MoreAnother Heat Wave for Agricultural Employers, Make Sure to SWEAT
August 13, 2024In light of July 2024 being the second hottest month on record (ever), it is appropriate to reemphasize the importance of strict compliance with Cal/OSHA’s heat illness…
Read MoreDOSH Gets Egregious in its Enforcement Against California Employers
August 9, 2024The Severe Violator - The Egregious Violator - The Enterprise-Wide Violator The Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP) is now in effect. The Division introduced…
Read MoreCDC Allocates $10 m. for Flu Vaccines for Livestock Employees
August 2, 2024The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced July 31 it will spend $10 million in federal funds for avian flu response among livestock employees. In the announcement,…
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