FELS Newsletter: June 2024
PAGA Reform Deal
The Governor’s office announced on June 18 the results of talks among representatives of business, labor and legislative leadership aimed at reaching a compromise to reform the Private Attorneys’ General Act (PAGA) to address concerns about abusive litigation aimed at employers that seldom results in full renumeration to employees who have suffered some problem or […]
English at Work
In this issue of FELS Newsletter, you will find a flyer for a program that results from a partnership between FELS and the English at Work program of National Immigration Forum. English at Work’s purpose is to offer relevant English-language proficiency to agricultural employees to improve their effectiveness at work, their job safety, and many other aspects of their […]
PPE Distribution for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus
Annette Jones, DVM, State Veterinarian and Director of Animal Health and Food Safety Services for the California Department of Food and Agriculture sent the following message with livestock industry contacts in late May: As many of you may know, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory on […]
Dept. of Industrial Relations Issues Revised Supplementary H-2A Notice
After California ag industry advocates expressed concern about the content of a supplementary Labor Code section 2810.5 wage and benefit notice for H-2A temporary non-immigrant ag employees, the Department of Industrial Relations issued a revised template notice for employers of H-2A employees to use. The original “wage theft prevention notice” mandated by AB 636 (Kalra, […]
