Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor (the “Department”) announced the Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in the United States final rule. DOL says the rule will improve the H-2A program by strengthening key worker protections and modernizing the application process. The final rule will be published in the Federal Register October 12. According to the ...
On September 29, 2022, Governor Newsom signed AB 1041, which states that in addition to the family members outlined in California’s paid sick leave law and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), an employee also can take leave to care for a “designated person.” Currently, under the CFRA, eligible employees may take job-protected leave to ...
On September 29, 2022, Governor Newsom signed AB 1949, which creates protected bereavement leave under the California Family Rights Act (CFRA). Effective January 1, 2023, AB 1949 prohibits an employer from refusing to grant an eligible employee the opportunity to take up to five days of bereavement leave upon the death of a qualifying family ...
AB 2183, the UFW-sponsored bill that guts the secret ballot process for farmworkers, is scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, 2023. Ag employers should begin preparing now to ensure they are not targeted for unionization. The bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom provides two options for agricultural employees to unionize: an election process with mail-in ballots in ...