The following changes to overtime compensation and minimum wage rates are applicable to employers with 26 or more employees (“Large Employers”) effective January 1, 2020 The minimum wage rate is increased to $13 per hour. Employees must be compensated at overtime rates after 9 hours of work daily or 50 hours in a workweek. Employees [...]
Do you own, or do business with, diesel on-road trucks or buses with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 14,000 pounds? Beginning January 1, 2020, compliance with the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) Truck and Bus Regulation will be automatically verified by the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) as part of the [...]
Please submit DPR License or Certificate renewals by November 1! For those of you who need to renew your license (DPR certificate or license) this year (business names or individual surnames that begin with letters M-Z), this is the last reminder to submit your renewal early. Keep in mind that the processing time for renewals [...]
On Wednesday, October 17, 2019, the State Water Resources Control Board voted to approve the Central Valley Salinity Alternatives for Long-Term Sustainability, otherwise known as CV-SALTS. Approval of the plan was conditioned upon several revisions. The most notable of these revisions accelerated the timeline to achieve the goal of reducing salts and nitrates in groundwater [...]
ACP/HLB BUDGET REQUEST The CDFA Budget Change Proposal (BCP) was approved by both houses and included in the budget. The BCP is for $2.5 million in additional ongoing appropriations from the General Fund and 65 positions to establish a dedicated citrus division within CDFA was approved by both the Assembly and Senate Budget subcommittees as [...]
California Citrus Mutual is part of a broad coalition that is urging Congress to pass the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA). USMCA is widely seen as an improvement over NAFTA and its ratification by Congress will help create California jobs and spur economic growth while also strengthening protections for workers and the environment. According to Trade [...]
Updated requirements for reporting injuries to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) have been announced. Employers will need to be ready to comply by January 1, 2020. Starting on January 1st employers will be able to use an online reporting portal. Emails will no longer be an acceptable form of reporting incidents [...]
CCM has recently received a number of questions from growers and packers regarding AB 5. AB 5 was signed into law by Governor Newsom and becomes effective on January 1, 2020. The law states that any worker is an employee unless the hiring entity can demonstrate that the worker is an independent contractor. Below is [...]
On Friday, September 27, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the California Environmental, Public Health, and Workers Defense Act authored by Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins. “While I disagree about the efficacy and necessity of Senate Bill 1, I look forward to working with the Legislature in our shared fight against [...]
On the last day of the 2019 Legislative Session, California legislators passed Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the California Environmental, Public Health, and Workers Defense Act authored by Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins. Shortly thereafter, Governor Newsom indicated he will veto the measure, stating “I fully support the principles behind SB 1. It does not, [...]