Top 10 Pesticide Violations in 2022: Using Violation Reports to Improve Current Safety Practices
February 6, 2024When pesticides are applied, growers and supervisors are required to ensure that workers handling pesticides—also known as handlers—are protected. Despite these requirements,…
Read MoreUSDOL Publishes 2024 H-2A AEWRs
December 15, 2023Bryan Little, Farm Employers Labor Service December 15, 2023 On December 14, the U.S. Department of Labor published 2024 Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) for employers…
Read MoreAt-Will Employment is a Fairy Tale
November 27, 2023Once upon a time, employees in all states but Montana (always bucking the establishment!) were presumed to be employed at-will, absent some sort of employment agreement…
Read MoreFarmers and Ranchers Will Pay More for H-2A Labor in 2024
November 22, 2023The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently released its farm labor survey, and the news isn’t good for agriculture. Chad Smith has more on the higher wage…
Read MoreCard Check: Opt for “Labor Peace” or Not?
November 20, 2023AB 2183 (Stone), the United Farm Workers union-supported card-check bill, offers agricultural employers in California a choice between opting for a “labor peace” compact…
Read MoreThe Die Hard Survival Guide to This Year’s Holiday Party
November 12, 2023While you can debate all you want about whether 1988’s Die Hard is a Christmas movie (it is – don’t fight us on this point), you can’t disagree with the…
Read MoreCalifornia Employers Using Criminal History Face New Compliance Obligations
August 15, 2023For many years, California employers have been subject to the state’s Fair Chance Act, which (in a nutshell) requires employers to: wait until after a conditional…
Read More“Regular Rate” Mistakes are Low-hanging Fruit. Is Yours Ripe for Picking?
August 11, 2023August 11, 2023 In the past week, a class action lawsuit was filed against Anheuser-Busch, alleging various violations of California’s wage and hour laws. You…
Read MoreCA Minimum Wage Going Up Jan. 1
August 4, 2023Joe Stephenshaw, the California Director of Finance, released a letter on July 31 to the Governor and various members of the California Legislature and legislative leadership…
Read MoreFELS+wafla: FELS Subscriber
July 30, 2023H-2A Program Exclusive! Farm Employers Labor Service has created a strategic partnership with with wafla, offering exclusive access for FELS subscribers…
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