Work Place Regulations

Experiencing H-2A Delays? Contact Western Growers

Over the past few weeks, there have been delays in the processing of H-2A visa applicants through the State Department. This is due to a system-wide glitch related to software updates that were made and has impacted U.S. visa processing globally.

Western Growers has been working with congressional offices to encourage both quick resolution of this issue and to ask for assistance on expediting H-2A applications. While there may be temporary unavoidable delays in getting H-2A visas processed, there may be opportunity to address concerns on a case-by-case fashion.

Ken Barbic Aug 05 2014 in Farm Labor

Order Your WG 2014 Professional Compensation and HR Practices Survey Online Today!

The Western Growers 2014 Professional Compensation and HR Practices Survey is now available! Those members who participated and supplied data for use in the survey will receive this comprehensive package for free. They also had access to an exclusive webinar that explained how to interpret the data and use it to make important compensation decisions.

Karen Timmins Jul 31 2014 in Farm Labor

WG Directors Deliberate Issues at Orange County Board Meeting

Members of the Western Growers Board of Directors convened this week in Orange County under the leadership of Chairman Bruce Taylor to deliberate the top issues affecting the industry. High on the list of issues discussed were the drought and regulatory restrictions on water supply, food safety, labor union activities and immigration reform. Several standing committees featured guest speakers. Dr. Jay Famiglietti, a senior water cycle scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and David Orth, general manager of the Kings River Conservation District, presented to the Water Committee; Amy Wolfe, president and CEO of AgSafe, presented to the Labor Committee; and Dr. Jerry Baron, executive director of IR-4 presented to the Food Safety, Science & Technology Committee.

Dave Puglia Jul 31 2014 in Agriculture

Google Compensation Guru To Lead Annual Meeting Compensation Workshop

Frank Wagner, Google’s high tech guru of compensation will be at the Western Growers 89th Annual Meeting in Las Vegas to share valuable insight and information about why and how you and your company can benefit from the power of establishing pay systems and principles for salary and benefits. He has stories to tell and if you have questions to ask, he will answer them.

Karen Timmins Jul 29 2014 in Farm Labor