FAA Preempts California Prohibition on PAGA Arbitration Waiver
June 17, 2022Employers finally get some relief from the PAGA claims ravaging California agriculture by way of a pivotal long-awaited opinion by the United States Supreme Court in Viking…
Read MoreDLSE Shifts FLC License Processing to Enhance Speed of Approvals and Renewals
March 28, 2022In an email of March 25 to California Farm Labor Contractor licensees, the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement announced it is shifting its farm labor contractor…
Read MoreCOVID Supplemental Paid Sick Leave: Large v. Small Employer
February 24, 2022As employers adjust to the new COVID Supplemental Paid Sick Leave rules, we have received a lot of questions about how to calculate the number of employees to determine if…
Read MorePay Stub Requirements for Employers Documenting Renewed COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 California employers with more than 25 employees are likely busy making certain that their HR departments properly follow the new notice and pay…
Read MoreFederal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act
January 9, 2022President Biden has signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 which included two acts providing federal employment protections to mothers. The Pregnant Workers Fairness…
Read MoreDept. of Fair Employment & Housing Announced Stepped-up FCA Enforcement
December 10, 2021Bryan Little, Farm Employers Labor Service December 10, 2021 In October 2021, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”) announced stepped…
Read MoreAppellate Court Rules in Seasonal Employment/Termination Case
November 8, 2021On August 12, 2021, the California Court of Appeal has delivered a ruling that may (or may not) avoid a potential headache for seasonal agricultural employers. In Jaime…
Read MoreU.S. DOL Releases New FLC Registration Forms
November 8, 2021The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor has published three new forms for Farm Labor Contractors (FLCs) and Farm Labor Contractor Employees (FLCEs)…
Read MoreAsking Applicants for Vax Status? Not so Fast, Employers
October 13, 2021I'm not sure the ADA will let you do that. There has been a lot in the news lately about job applicants who include their COVID-19 vaccination status on their resumes,…
Read MoreResponding to Religious Objections to Vaccine Requirements
September 21, 2021Perhaps I should not have been surprised that my clients who have mandated COVID-19 vaccines have seen far more objections to their mandates based on religious grounds than…
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