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Court of Appeal Rules in Favor of FLC and WG Member Growers in Waiting Time Penalties Case

[Updated: See Editor’s note below]

Jason Resnick Aug 17 2021 in Legal

Best Practices: Revoking A Conditional Offer of Employment

California’s Fair Chance Act (FCA) limits an employer’s use of an applicant’s or employee’s criminal conviction history in the following ways:

Teresa McQueen Aug 12 2021 in Legal

Planning Ahead: New Mexico’s Healthy Workplace Act

“The duty of planning the morrow’s work is today’s duty….” C.S. Lewis

Speaking of planning for “the morrow’s work,” New Mexico employers have some planning to do in preparation for the July 1, 2022 enactment of the state’s new Healthy Workplaces Act (HWA). Passed into law on April 8, 2021, the HWA provides employees up to 64 hours of paid sick leave each year.

Teresa McQueen Aug 12 2021 in Work Place Regulations

FLCs Encouraged to Submit Renewal Applications 90 Days Out

According to the Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Farm Labor Contractors are encouraged to submit FLC and FLCE renewal applications 90 days prior to the license expiry date to ensure renewals are processed timely. The agency previously recommended renewals be submitted 45 days out. Applications submitted fewer than 30 days out are considered untimely.

Jason Resnick Aug 12 2021 in Farm Labor

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