Meal & Rest Period Resources from FELS
August 2, 2021UPDATE: August 2, 2021: California Supreme Court Rules on Meal and Rest Period Penalties "Regular Rate:" On July 15, 2021, the California Supreme…
Read MoreWildfire Smoke Employee Protection Resources
August 1, 2021UPDATE August 2021: Oregon OSHA Publishes Temporary Wildfire Smoke Rule: Beginning August 9, 2021, Oregon farm employers will be required to implement protections…
Read MoreCal/OSHA Standards Board Readopts COVID-19 ETS
June 17, 2021Bryan Little, Farm Employers Labor Service June 17, 2021 On June 17, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board voted to readopt a revised COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS)…
Read MoreFELS Group Legal Services Plan
May 12, 2021Farm Employers Labor Service subscribers can get legal assistance from California's leading labor- and employment-law firm under the FELS Group Legal Services Plan. FELS,…
Read MoreEmployers’ Right to Refuse Property Access
May 12, 2021The State Labor Commissioner’s Office has announced that, working in conjunction with Cal/OSHA and the Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB), it intends to contact…
Read MoreDFEH/EEOC Compliance News & Resources
April 9, 2021April 9, 2021: On March 29, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that qualifying employers (see qualification criteria below) will be required to…
Read MoreUSDOL Announces Ag Enforcement Initiative
April 9, 2021The U.S. Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division announced on March 25 a “nationwide education, outreach, and enforcement initiative to ensure workplace protections”…
Read MoreCalifornia UI Taxes to Rise Soon?
April 9, 2021Massive unemployment insurance payments (and fraud) have caused California’s Unemployment Trust Fund debt to the federal government to skyrocket. As of April…
Read MoreCalifornia 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
February 4, 2021As we previously announced, California is reintroducing COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave in 2022 (“2022 SPSL”). The proposed Assembly Bill (“AB 84”) was…
Read MoreDept. of Fair Employment & Housing (DFEH) Furnishes Guidance on SB 973 Compliance
January 15, 2021The California Legislature passed SB 973 (Jackson) in 2020, becoming effective on January 1, 2021. (See “California Passes Employer Pay Data Reporting Requirement”…
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