Cal/OSHA Recommends Even Vaccinated Workers Wear Masks Indoors

Cal/OSHA is now urging all workers to wear face coverings indoors regardless of their vaccination status. The guidance comes in response to an uptick in state COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

Cal/OSHA is aligning its guidance with California's Department of Public Health, which updated its masking guidance last month in light of rising cases and plateauing vaccination rates.

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Jason Resnick

DOL Takes Step Toward New H-2A Wage Rule

According to Bloomberg Law, the U.S. Department of Labor has asked the White House to review a proposed rule that would revise the methodology by which it determines the Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) paid to H-2A farmworkers.

Last December, a judge blocked the Trump Administration’s attempt to revise the AEWR methodology, agreeing with organized labor groups’ claims that the revised methodology would lower wages for H-2A and domestic agriculture workers.

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Jason Resnick

Free Food Safety Forum on September 14 for Western Growers Members

The American Frozen Food Institute will hold a free virtual food safety symposium on September 14 to serve as a platform for dialogue on Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) science, alternate approaches to regulatory policies and management of Lm in foods and implementation of more practical and science-based programs.

Frank Yiannis, U.S. FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response and Sandra Eskin, FSIS Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, will give a keynote address.

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Sonia Salas

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