The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have developed a real-time heat index app that helps employers and employees plan work around the heat. The app gives users hourly heat forecasts for individual locations and also provides safety and health recommendations on preventing heat illness. ...
As a result of AB 2337 being signed into law on September 14, 2016, the California Labor Commissioner’s Office has issued guidance outlining the notification process and rights of employees who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking. AB 2337 requires ALL California employers to provide new employees — and other employees who ...
The California Fair Employment & Housing Council recently issued two regulations – one in connection with use of an applicant’s or employee’s criminal history and another related to transgender discrimination. Criminal History The regulations reiterate various provisions of existing state law that prohibit employers from using very specific criminal history information in employment…
Western Growers, California Farm Bureau Federation, Ventura County Agricultural Association and Grower-Shipper Association Central California, have filed an application to the 6th District Court of Appeal to file an Amici Curiae (friend of the court) letter in support of a California harvesting company’s suit in connection with the safe harbor provisions of California’s piece-rate law,…
Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security held a hearing on labor and immigration issues facing the agriculture sector. In addition to several private sector panelists, Congressman David Valadao (CA-21) presented testimony before the Subcommittee. Congressman Valadao discussed issues critical to California agriculture, including the need to address…
You were born and raised in the California’s Central Valley. Tell us a little bit about your family and your life growing up. I was born in Porterville into the Jarvis family. The family had agriculture roots in California extending back at least four generations. Growing up we mostly had animals on our farm including ...
On July 17, 2017, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Employers may now use the new form or continue using the prior Form I-9 with a revision date of 11/14/16 N through September 17, 2017. However, the new form with a revision date of 07/17/17 ...