Category: Labor
California employers see changes in wage rules in 2022
Wage laws and minimums are changing, animals’ living conditions require improvements, along with many other laws beginning in 2022.
Dept. of Labor issues AEWR for the employment of H-2A workers
The 2022 Adverse Effect Wage Rates are applicable Dec. 29, 2021.
Farm Bureau, National Immigration Forum partner in citizenship effort
The state accounts for one in every three farmworkers in the country, with an estimated 800,000 people working in agriculture at some point during the year.
California Department of Insurance cracks down on farm labor contractor
After reporting no payroll in order to pay lower workers’ compensation rates and other illegal activities, the labor contractor has been arraigned on 15 felony counts of insurance fraud, grand theft and tax evasion.
California producers help in getting ag employees citizenized
California Farm Bureau will contract with the National Immigration Forum to provide naturalization application services and counseling, and will pay for immigration services that farmers and ranchers request on behalf of their employees.
California Farm Labor Contractors plan annual forum
Any ag labor-related professionals are invited to attend the virtual meeting, which will be presented in English and Spanish and feature over 30 educational classes.
Heat injury, illness work settings pursued by OSHA
2021 had record-breaking heat, with the hazard disproportionately affecting workers of color. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has begun the process of considering a heat-specific workplace rule.
Ag industry targeted with law firm’s expansion in California
The new attorneys join from The Saqui Law Group and expand Fisher Phillips’ employment and labor relations capabilities in the growing agriculture industry in California and nationally.
California nixes yearlong mail-in card-check campaigns for unionizing
Governor Newsom vetoed AB 616, which would have removed the secret ballot election.
California labor bills pass; budget boosts wildfire funding
The bill, which provides essential workers access to the state’s stockpile of N95 respirators in order to avoid problems like those seen in 2020, now sits on the desk of the governor.
4 FAQs about labor in the nut industry
Labor remains a hot issue in agriculture, but the most common questions center on the basics.
Wildfires, smoke put farm employers on high alert
The smoke from surrounding wildfires is not a welcome element to the hot, dry, dusty areas of California’s summer harvest activity, and employers are tasked with protecting their farm employees.
GrubMarket acquires Pacific Farm Management to grow ag services
GrubMarket is adding Pacific Farm Management experts in safety compliance, human resources, finances, labor and more.
Court: Third parties can’t enter private property without compensating owners
The court struck down the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board rule that gave union organizers the right to physically access farm property to solicit support for unionization.
San Diego County providing free COVID-19 vaccines to H-2A workers
The Johnson and Johnson vaccine will be available to farmworkers crossing into California from Tijuana, Mexico, and other vaccine brands by request depending on availability.