COVID-19 News & Resources for Farm Employers
Laws & RegulationsUPDATE: January 11, 2021 COVID-19 Updates: UPDATE: CAL/OSHA Publishes Frequently Asked Questions on the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard: On January 8,…
Read MoreSocial Security Agency Changes Course of Mismatch Letters
Immigrationby Pat Moody, Barsamian & Moody The Social Security Administration has changed course on its approach to the mismatch letters they have been sending out this year. …
Read MoreLabor Commissioner Informs FLCs of New Regs — 5 Days Before Taking Effect
Farm Labor ContractorsDeputy Labor Commissioner Lucia Ceja wrote a letter to state-licensed Farm Labor Contractors recently to inform them of upcoming changes to the agency's Farm Labor Contractor…
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FLC State License Application
Farm Labor ContractorsEvery FLC doing business in California must be licensed by the DLSE. Information on California’s FLC licensing requirements can be accessed online or obtained by writing…
Read MoreGuidance for Implementation and Compliance with Presidential Memorandum Deferring Employee Social Security Tax Withholding
EmploymentOn August 8, 2020, President Trump directed the Secretary of the Treasury to allow employees to defer the payment of the employee share of payroll taxes…
FELS Webinar: What’s CalSavers? What are my Alternatives?
EmploymentState law requires all businesses with 5 or more employees to facilitate CalSavers – a state-sponsored payroll deduction individual retirement account…
DOL Issues Revised FFCRA Regs
EmploymentIn response to an early August ruling from a federal judge in a lawsuit brought by the state government of New York, the U.S. Department of Labor issued…
Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Under AB 1867
EmploymentOn September 9, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1867 into law creating two new Labor Code sections: 248 (food service workers) and 248.1(covered…
FELS Webinar: Employee COVID-19 Infections: What Does Cal/OSHA Want me to Record? What do they Want me to Report?
EmploymentUPDATED: Webinar Presentation Posted September 14, 2020 Cal/OSHA's guidance on recording on OSHA logs instances of employees' COVID-19 infections,…
FELS Webinar: “You Have an Employee with COVID-19; Now What?”
EmploymentFELS August 18 webinar, “You Have an Employee With COVID-19; Now What?” drew a strong attendance and many after-webinar questions; nearly 280 attendees…
Federal Court Extends Temporary Restraining Order Against AB 5
01-January 2020The temporary restraining ordered issued against implementation of Assembly Bill 5 was further extended at a hearing held on Jan. 13. The extension will…
