Posts By: Western Growers

Western Growers Loses Two Agricultural Pioneers

Hank Giclas Henry Lee Giclas III, loving husband and father and chile connoisseur, passed away Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, at the age of 63. Hank, as he was called by all who knew him, was born in Socorro, New Mexico, to parents Patricia “Patsy” and Henry “Hank” Giclas Jr. With a mother who earned her ...

Misclassification of Employees: A Per Se Violation Under the Agricultural Labor Relations Act

By Pat Moody, Catherine Houlihan and Vismaad Gondara, Barsamian & Moody Can non-compliant paystubs in violation of Labor Code section 226(a) lead to an unfair labor practice under section 1153(a) of the Agricultural Labor Relations Act (the “Act”)? Shockingly, or not so shockingly in California, the answer is yes, according to a recent ruling by ...

The Data Corner: Data Standardization—A Tedious Necessity

By Marlene Hanken, Data Analyst, Science Welcome to The Data Corner, a place where this resident data nerd addresses some of the most common data issues and data-related topics facing the agriculture industry today! This issue’s topic is Data Standardization…and what is data standardization anyway? Simply put, data standardization is a set of processes and ...