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Panel Audio from the Organic Grower Summit 2022 is Available Now!

From Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2022, experts in the organic agriculture space came together at OGS in Monterey, Calif. to share their expertise on innovation, technology and food science and how it relates to the present and future of organic growing.

The recordings from OGS are available now for those who couldn’t make the event. The available panels’ titles include:

Kara Timmins Dec 12 2022 in Agriculture

Important Wage and Hour Reminders for CA Employers

A new year is just around the corner – can you believe it! Time to begin planning for important changes in California wage and hour laws taking effect January 1, 2023.

Teresa McQueen Dec 08 2022 in Work Place Regulations

U.S. Department of Labor publishes Additional H-2A FAQs

The U.S. Department of Labor has published a third set of FAQs regarding the 2022 H-2A Final Rule. According to DOL’s press statement the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has issued a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Round 3 – Job Offers, Assurances, and Obligations – Wages, associated with the publication of the final rule, Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in the United States (“2022 H-2A Final Rule”) dated Dec. 7, 2022.

Jason Resnick Dec 08 2022 in H-2A

Colorado Extends Its COVID-19 Disaster Emergency Declaration

On November 11, 2022, Colorado’s Governor issued an Executive Order extending the state’s COVID-19 disaster emergency declaration. The declaration which has been in place since March 2020 will now include “Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), influenza, and other respiratory illnesses.”

Teresa McQueen Dec 08 2022 in COVID-19 Vaccination Updates

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