Ann Donahue serves as Director, Communications for Western Growers, where she is responsible for external communication efforts and publicizing the Association’s executives, initiatives, and members across all media platforms. Ann spent more than 20 years as an editor and reporter covering entertainment journalism, with bylines at publications including Variety, the L.A. Times, Billboard, IndieWire, and […]
On December 13, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), by a 3-2 majority, issued a very “consequential” decision in the case of Thryv, Inc. and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Like the ALRB, the NLRB’s standard remedy for unlawful terminations include backpay directly related to lost payroll and fringe benefits. With the new ruling, ...
On December 7, 2022, President Biden signed the “Speak Out Act.” (“Speak Out”). “Speak Out” voids in as unenforceable any non-disclosure or non-disparagement agreement related to workplace sexual harassment and sexual assault. The Act bars employers from enforcing such agreements with former or current employees, independent contractors, providers…
Although they are cutting it a little close, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (the “Departments”) have given us all a gift for the holidays: The Departments announced today that they are offering enforcement relief in connection with the Prescription Drug Data Collection (RxDC) Reporting mandate. For those who have been ...
Carl Casale, Senior Agricultural Partner at Ospraie Ag Science, joins the podcast to talk about his company’s overarching goal in venture capital: to produce more high-quality food with less impact on the environment. “By 2030, half the world’s population is going to be middle class or wealthy and the other half of the population is ...
IRVINE, CALIF. (Dec. 6, 2022) – Following the release of the Reagan-Udall Foundation report on proposed reforms to the Food and Drug Administration’s Human Foods Program, Western Growers SVP of Science, De Ann Davis, issued the following statement: “We are very pleased and thankful for the expert panel’s dedication to this report. We think it ...
On this episode of Voices of the Valley, Joelle Mosso, Chief Science Officer of Eurofins U.S., discusses her expertise in microbiology and food science and how it relates to food safety. Mosso shares her thoughts on the complexities and challenges of working with a rapidly evolving biological environment. When asked about how food safety has ...
IRVINE, CALIF. (Dec. 15, 2022) – Following introduction of the Affordable and Secure Food Act today, Western Growers President & CEO Dave Puglia issued the following statement: “We greatly appreciate the leadership and determination demonstrated by Senator Michael Bennet in bringing this bill forward. Based on carefully negotiated principles enshrined in the bipartisan House Farm…
IRVINE, CALIF. (Dec. 22, 2022) – Following news that the Affordable and Secure Food Act will not be included in the omnibus spending bill, Western Growers President & CEO Dave Puglia issued the following statement: “The Senate has missed another crucial opportunity to resolve the farm labor and food production crisis facing this country. Since ...
