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Colorado Equal Pay Act Signed into Law
On May 22, 2019, Colorado Governor Polis signed the “Equal Pay for Equal Work Act” into law, one of the toughest state pay equity laws in the country. Under the new law, employers are prohibited from paying an employee of one sex (including gender identity) a wage rate less than the rate paid to an ...
APMA H-2A Certificate Program Includes WG Leadership
The Agricultural Personnel Management Association (APMA) is hosting a three-day in-depth educational certificate program, educating individuals on navigating the complex H-2A program. Taking into account the costly ramifications and adverse consequence of misusing the H-2A program for employees, businesses and the industry, the H-2A Certificate Program will provide vital information on the H-2A…
USCIS Advises Employers to Continue Using Expired Form I-9
On August 27, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) advised employers to continue using the Form I-9 for Employment Eligibility Verification that was released on July 17, 2017, and to disregard the August 31, 2019, expiration date printed on the form until further notice. Western Growers will provide updated information about the new version ...
Social Security Mismatch Update
Three months after the mismatch letters were sent out, Social Security finally responded to questions about an employers’ obligations when they receive a mismatch letter. Despite giving specific deadlines (60 days) in the letters to take action, the SSA is now saying they were meant to be educational in nature, and that “Social Security” will ...
California Law Requires Giving Employees Notice and Time Off to Vote
As Election Day (Tuesday, November 6th) draws near, it is important to keep in mind that California Law requires employers to give all employees who do not have sufficient time outside of working hours to vote in a statewide election time off to vote (California Election Code section 14000). Specifically, the laws provides: The employee ...
HR/Labor and Employment Law Course Available on April 17
The Agricultural Personnel Management Association (APMA) will be offering a labor and employment law course on April 17, 2019, in Santa Maria, Calif. This session will provide an overview of the California and Federal labor and employment laws affecting agriculture, including wage and hour, harassment and discrimination, farm labor contractor regulation, union organizing and mandatory ...
California Labor and Workforce Development Agency Launches New Website
California Labor and Workforce Development Agency Secretary Julie Su recently announced the launch of the agency’s new website that houses resources and information for workers and employers on Assembly Bill (AB) 5. The website also serves as a portal for information on the ABC test, and answers to frequently asked questions regarding AB 5 and ...
SSA Distributes No-Match Letters for Tax Year 2018
Social Security No-Match Letters Are Back The Social Security Administration (SSA) has once again begun sending Social Security no-match letters to employers. The notice, titled SSA Retirement, Survivors and Disability Insurance Employer Correction Request, notifies the recipient that the employer reported X number of employee names and Social Security Numbers (SSN) on Form W-2 for ...
Cal/OSHA Emergency Regulation on Injury and Illnesses Recordkeeping Now in Effect
Cal/OSHA Emergency Regulation on Injury and Illnesses Recordkeeping Now in Effect Cal/OSHA has issued emergency regulations requiring certain employers in California to electronically submit each year their Form 300A summaries of work-related injuries and illnesses to federal OSHA. The regulation requires that employers with 250 or more employees must submit online the Form 300A summary ...
Western Growers Comments on Proposed H-2A Rules
As we reported here, the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration and Wage and Hour Division posted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to solicit public comment on proposed changes to improve the H-2A temporary agricultural labor certification program for the first time since 2010. In comments submitted by Western Growers, the Grower-Shipper ...
WG Leaders to Speak at 39th annual APMA Forum
Mark your calendars from January 23rd – January 25th for the 39th Annual APMA Forum. This year’s conference for Human Resource, Labor and Safety Professionals in the agricultural industry will be hosted at the beautiful Monterey Plaza Hotel in Monterey, California. *Keynotes by WG Past Chairman Vic Smith and WG Executive Vice President Dave Puglia ...
Western Growers Signs Onto Letter Asking Congress to Halt AEWR Hikes
Western Growers, along with a number of other agricultural organizations, has signed onto a letter drafted by the National Council of Agricultural Employers urging Congress to halt the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) increases projected for 2019. The H-2A visa program was implemented by Congress in 1986 allowing agricultural employers to legally and temporarily employ foreign ...
ACTION ALERT: Potential Effort Underway to Halt 2019 H-2A Wage Hike
As we reported here, the adverse effect wage rate (AEWR) for H-2A workers and workers performing like services will rise significantly in many states next year. Given our continued struggle with an adequate supply of labor, allowing this AEWR increase will undoubtedly heighten our labor concerns. Growers who utilize the H-2A program for agricultural labor ...
IT’S OVER! THE ALRB JUST DECERTIFIED THE UFW AT GERAWAN!
“IT IS CERTIFIED that a majority of the valid ballots have been cast for ‘No Union’ in the representation election conducted on November 5, 2013, among the agricultural employees of Gerawan Farming, Inc., in the State of California, and that the United Farm Workers of America thereby lost its prior status as the exclusive representative ...
APMA Offering HR Classes in Salinas Starting in One Week – Sign Up Now
The Agriculture Personnel Management Association (APMA) is offering courses for human resource professionals working in the agricultural field. The program consists of eight courses, which can be taken individually or as part of a certificate program. HR professionals are encouraged to go through this program to stay up to date on relevant topics ranging from ...
2018 California Employment Law Update Webinar – February 7
January 1, 2018, rang in a host of new California employment laws. Whether you own and operate a company in California or you just do business here, you need to be aware of these new laws. Western Growers will be hosting a webinar on February 7 to help members get in compliance with the new ...
Immigrant Worker Protection Act Notice Now Available
The California Labor Commissioner’s Office has released a template notice form to help employers comply with the posting requirements under California Labor Code section 90.2(a)(1) (the “Immigrant Worker Protection Act” or AB 450), which went into effect on January 1, 2018. As reported here, the new law requires California employers to notify their employees ...