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Plan Ahead: Send Your Supervisors to WG’s Sexual Harassment Prevention Workshop in Santa Maria

If you own or do business in California and your company has 50 or more employees, anyone who acts as a supervisor at your company must, by law, take sexual harassment prevention training every two years. Even if you don’t have 50 employees at your company, we recommend you still send your managers to training.

Adriana Robles Dec 02 2014 in Farm Labor

Sexual Harassment Prevention in the Workplace -- What You Need to Know

If you own you own a business in California and your company has 50 or more employees, by law, anyone who acts as a supervisor at your company must, take sexual harassment prevention training within six months of taking the position. Even if you don’t have 50 employees, training is useful. Every company needs supervisors who know the law.

Adriana Robles Nov 04 2014 in Farm Labor

Sexual Harassment Prevention Workshop: Keep Your Company Compliant

Adriana Robles Oct 30 2014 in Farm Labor

WG Sponsors FSMA Industry Listening Session to be Held November 6 in Sacramento

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is hosting a listening session on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FMSA) in Sacramento, California, on Thursday November 6, 2014. The event is sponsored by Western Growers and several other agriculture organizations and is intended to provide industry with an overview of the updated proposed rules, solicit comments, respond to questions, and inform the public about the rulemaking process.

Hank Giclas Oct 21 2014 in Agriculture

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER: APMA to Hold HRPA Designation Course July 29th

The Agricultural Personnel Management Association (APMA), in conjunction with co-sponsoring organizations that includes Western Growers, recently began a series of courses for agricultural human resources professionals. Graduates of the course will earn a prestigious Human Resources Professional in Agriculture (HRPA) designation.

Western Growers Senior Vice President Karen Timmins helped kick-off the series in Oxnard in June by leading a class on Managing Employee Compensation. Karen will also lead a second class on September 10.