The U.S. Department of Labor has announced the repeal of a rule requiring employers to advertise H-2A jobs in print newspapers. The beneficial new rule becomes effective October 21, 2019. Under current regulations, after an employer submits an acceptable H-2A application and job order, the DOL will issue a Notice of Acceptance specifying the “positive ...
As has been reported, PG&E and other California utilities have implemented power outages intended to mitigate wildfire risk caused by downed power lines due to excessive wind conditions. The IWC Wage Orders for packing/processing (Wage Orders 8 and 13) and agricultural employees (Wage Order 14) state that if an employee is required to report for ...
Cal/OSHA prompts all employers to take the necessary steps to protect workers from harmful exposure to unhealthy air quality due to wildfire smoke. As previously reported in Spotlight, the Office of Administrative Law approved the Protection from Wildfire Smoke regulation, which requires California employers to protect their employees from possible harm created by wildfire smoke. ...