Labor

The Supreme Court made a ruling this week that should prove favorable to employers who use arbitration agreements in California. According to Fisher and Phillips – a law firm representing [...]

With temperatures exceeding 100 degrees in many parts of the state this week agriculture operations are required to follow high heat procedures to for outdoor workers. To stay in compliance and [...]

“Agricultural Employers and Farm Labor Contractors should take note of the recent citations by the California Labor Commissioner’s Office.  There, the Labor Commissioner cited three temporary [...]

AgSafe is sponsoring both free and paid webinars covering the following topics in English and Spanish: COVID-19 updates Agricultural Laws and Regulations for Growers and Farm Labor Contractors [...]

Cal/OSHA reminds employers to protect outdoor workers from heat illness and exposure to harmful wildfire smoke and is hosting a webinar and training sessions this week to help employers plan for [...]

The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal/OSHA) will consider a revised proposal for the third readoption of the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) at its next [...]

On February 28, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) published updated guidance for the use of face masks. Please note the following changes: Effective March 1, 2022, the requirement [...]

The Labor Commissioner published a new required workplace poster and FAQs on 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL). This law went into effect on February 19 for employers with 26 or [...]

On 2/9/22, Governor Newsom signed the Supplemental Paid Sick Leave bill, SB 114. The bill will take effect immediately, however businesses will be allowed a 10-day implementation grace period, at [...]

After experiencing a 65% decrease in case rates, decrease in the rate of community transmission and hospitalizations since early January—California Department of Public (CDPH) notes the following [...]