The Calif. Department of Industry Relations (DIR) has released a useful side by side comparison of the various state and federal COVID-19 paid leave rules, including CA Paid Family Leave, CA Paid Sick Leave, CA COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for Food Sector Workers, FFCRA Emergency Paid Sick Leave, and FFCRA Emergency Paid Family and ...
On May 7, 2020, the U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced it will delay the collection of 2019 EEO-1 data because of the COVID-19 public health emergency. The agency anticipates that it will begin collecting 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 data in March 2021. Generally, private-sector employers with 100 or more employees are required to ...
Western Growers, on behalf of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), is requesting your assistance with a brief six question survey regarding the EPA’s Worker Protection Standard (WPS) to provide congressional committees feedback regarding challenges and concerns with the designated representative provision. Please submit survey by May 29, 2020. The GAO a federal agency…
Most commercial contracts have a force majeure clause. This little-used provision generally allows a party to escape their obligations under the agreement if performance under the agreement is stymied due to an “Act of God” or other unforeseeable event. During the coronavirus pandemic, many produce agreements have been terminated. But the pandemic is not a ...