Posts By: Western Growers

Systems Approach to Safety Defines Western Growers’ New Science Expert

Over my career in product safety and compliance, I’ve had the opportunity to work for a variety of businesses, large global corporations to smaller regional producers. These companies have made everything from cleaning products to medical devices, skin lotions, cheeses and fresh-cut salad blends. Yet, my role in each organization has been the same: to ...

Joint Employers Under the FLSA

In January 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released its Final Rule on the often-litigated joint employer issue under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which took effect on March 16, 2020. Prior to the publication of the Final Rule, the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA”) joint-employer standard had not been substantively changed in ...

Western Growers Responds to Newsom Prop 15 Endorsement

IRVINE, Calif. (September 11, 2020) – In response to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s endorsement of Prop 15, Western Growers President & CEO Dave Puglia issued the following statement: “California farms and businesses are withering under a hostile and worsening legal and regulatory climate that has been compounded by the COVID-19 economic shutdowns. It is therefore very ...