By Harold McClarty President of HMC Farms How did we get here? Support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) seems to have evaporated into thin air, especially among Republicans who traditionally support such agreements. Donald Trump, the party’s standard-bearer, has chosen to align himself with the economic nationalism wing of the GOP. For her part, Hillary Clinton ...
By Michael Saqui of The Saqui Law Firm The Obama Administration, through its alphabet soup of government agencies, has been dramatically overreaching into all areas of employers’ businesses. This markedly anti-employer trend has largely withstood legal challenge, despite vehement opposition. Many employers are reeling from the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) new aggressive stance on…
By Terrence O’Connor Smartphones, laptops, and other portable devices are ubiquitous among today’s workforce. The use of such devices for work-related tasks presents potential issues for employers, including wage and hour problems, compensation problems, confidentiality and possible trade secret issues. Employers clearly benefit from employee use of mobile devices. …
Western Growers has revamped its “Produce Price Index” (PPI) website to allow consumers to easily identify the price difference between what customers pay at grocery stores for fresh produce and what farmers actually receive for their products.