Labor

By: Rebecca A. Hause-Schultz and Trevor White On November 2, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published a new rule on how the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (“AEWR”) will be calculated. Under [...]

Dear Members, What a difference a year makes.  Last year at this time, we were facing significant market challenges.  We had just come off one of the worst marketing years, and we were fighting [...]

On September 17, 2020, Governor Newsom signed SB 1159 (Hill), which expands workers’ compensation coverage for employees who contract COVID-19 through December 31, 2022. The bill contained an [...]

Last week, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board voted unanimously to develop an emergency regulation that will require employers to have a COVID-19 protection plan. The vote comes in response to a [...]

California Citrus Mutual, California Agricultural Labor Association, and the Tulare County Department of Health and Human Services partnered to urge agricultural employees to wear a mask due to [...]

On September 17, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1383 (Jackson), which greatly expands employee job protected leave. Under current law, employers with over 50 employees are subject to the [...]

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SACRAMENTO September 16, 2020 – The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) today announced that the counties of Kings, Riverside and Tulare will participate in Housing for the [...]

SACRAMENTO August 28, 2020 –  The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) today announced that the counties of Fresno and San Joaquin are the first local partners to participate in [...]

The California Office of Emergency Services has partnered with the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the County Ag Commissioners to provide FREE N95 masks for agricultural [...]