Laws & Regulations

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today unanimously approved a plan to phase out agricultural burning in the San Joaquin Valley by 2025.  As previously reported, CCM staff worked with the [...]

CCM is part of a coalition that is working with CARB on a study to evaluate Ag diesel equipment activity in the San Joaquin Valley.  The data collection and analysis is being done by UC Riverside [...]

By: Heather Domingo The Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration and Wage and Hour Division issued a final rule that will modernize the H-2A application process into the [...]

California is currently implementing a phased approach to distributing vaccines to specified demographics.  Much of the state is currently in Phase 1a.  People working in the food and agriculture [...]

The Cal/OSHA Consultation Services Branch is offering several webinars during the months of January, February, and March on the new COVID-19 regulations, which became effective on November 30, [...]

Due to the nationwide shortage in PPE, the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the County Agricultural Commissioners, in coordination with the CA Office of Emergency Services, are [...]

By Kahn, Soares, and Conway, LLP On January 8, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom presented his proposed $227 billion budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, of which $164.5 billion is from the General [...]

By: Trevor A. White California’s Department of Fair Housing and Employment (DFEH) has released a new employer tool kit for Family and Medical Leave. This new employer tool kit is based on the [...]

Governor Newsom recently announced the creation of a $500 million California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program. The application period for round one begins today and lasts until [...]

Media Contacts: Cecilia Sequeira, 301-851-4054 K.Cecilia.Sequeira@usda.gov Suzanne Bond, 301-851-4070 Suzanne.m.Bond@usda.gov WASHINGTON, January 5, 2021 – The U.S. Department of [...]