Posts By: Jason Resnick

New One-Stop COVID-19 Hub for CA Employers

To assist with new challenges in health and the workplace caused by the pandemic, a one-stop hub for California employers to conveniently find up-to-date state and local county COVID-19 guidance is now available. This resource provides employers with tailored roadmaps, guidance relevant to specific industries, online trainings, safety procedures and other helpful resources. Access the ...

California Legislature Approves Extension of COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

On March 19, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom approved Senate Bill 95 expanding existing paid sick leave benefits under the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014. Existing law provided for COVID-19 paid sick leave until December 31, 2020. The newly passed legislation – applied retroactively to January 1, 2021 – is intended to extend ...

DOL Launches Ag Education Initiative

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has launched a nationwide education, outreach and enforcement initiative to ensure workplace protections for farmworkers. The initiative includes targeted outreach and education efforts to ensure that farmworkers and their advocates understand their rights and that they should contact the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division to file a complaint if ...

Ag Workers and the COVID Vaccine: Moving Closer to a Post-Pandemic World

By Jason Resnick, Senior Vice President and General Counsel It has been more than a year since our lives were first upended by the coronavirus pandemic. The flood of information about the virus, the ever-rising case and death counts, and constantly changing legal guidance has exacerbated the challenge for all employers—especially in food and agriculture ...

New 2021 Meal Charges and Reimbursement Rates

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration has announced the allowable meal charges and reimbursement for travel subsistence for H-2A workers, which will be officially published in the Federal Register on March 10. H-2A employers must offer and provide each H-2A worker three meals per day or provide the workers free and convenient cooking facilities.…

2021 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave FAQs Now Available

Under SB 95, employers with 25 or more employees will now be required to begin providing supplemental paid sick leave. To help employers and workers be aware of and comply with changes in the law regarding supplemental paid sick leave during the COVID-19 pandemic, the California Department of Industrial Relations has published a 2021 COVID-19 ...