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Agricultural Employers’ Compliance Cheat Sheet: Summer 2025

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Managing a farm workforce can be a heavy lift. Agricultural employers must keep up with farm labor laws and workplace regulations that seem to constantly change, so we created this zero-waste resource for ag professionals and...more

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California Farm Worker's Hurt on the Job: Know Your Rights

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California is home to a large and diverse agricultural industry where farm workers play a crucial role in the state's economy. However, the physical demands and hazardous conditions can often make farm work dangerous....more

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Workplace Law Forecast 2025 - Your workplace law recap for 2024 and predictions for 2025 to help you prepare for the coming year.

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As we close out 2024 and look ahead to 2025, one thing is clear: this has been a year like no other. From a groundbreaking Supreme Court ruling to a pivotal election result that will usher in a new administration, employers...more

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OSHA Enforcement Memo for Animal Slaughtering and Meat Processing Industries Portends In-Depth, Lengthy Investigations

On October 15, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a new enforcement memorandum related to the animal slaughtering and meat processing industries. This is an expansion of an October 2015...more

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FP Snapshot on Agriculture: How Federal OSHA’s Proposed Heat Safety Rule Impacts Your Industry

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Welcome to FP Snapshot on Agriculture, where we take a quick look at a recent significant workplace law development with an emphasis on how it impacts employers in the agricultural industry. This edition focuses on the...more

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Agricultural Employers Could Face Less Oversight, More Uncertainty in the Post-Chevron Era: 3 Steps to Success

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The Supreme Court’s recent landmark ruling that gives employers a powerful tool to fight back against regulatory overreach will have a broad impact on just about every area of workplace law – and every industry. We’re looking...more

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Hotter Than Blue Blazes! OSHA Issues New Heat Hazard Rules for Companies Operating Outdoor and Indoor Workplaces

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a Proposed Rule that could expose employers to liability when employees suffer heat illnesses in outdoor or indoor workplaces. This Rule will affect...more

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World Cup Heat a Reminder for Employers on Heat-Related Illness

The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar kicked off on November 20, 2022, in a special late fall edition of the quadrennial tournament—highlighting the dangers of high-heat work environments. Typically held in June and July, the 2022...more

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When Is ‘Too Hot’ Actually Too Hot to Work? OSHA Cites Contractor After Florida Farm Worker Fatality

On August 12, 20222, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a citation to a farm labor contractor alleging violations for exposing workers to high ambient outdoor heat following the death of a worker...more

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Top 10 List – Keep Your Eyes on These California Employment Bills on Governor Newsom’s Desk

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Eight months of legislative wrangling and dealmaking have come to an end as the California Legislature just wrapped up work for the year – and now employers across the Golden State turn their eyes to the governor’s office to...more

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OSHA Publishes New National Emphasis Program Targeting COVID-19 Enforcement

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) focusing on SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). The NEP is effective immediately and will remain in effect until March 12, 2022,...more

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OSHA’s New National Emphasis Program For COVID-19

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In response to an executive order signed by President Biden in January, OSHA recently launched a new national emphasis program focusing enforcement efforts on industries and employers most impacted by COVID-19. The...more

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Cal/OSHA’s ETS Under Scrutiny: California Judge Hears Oral Argument to Enjoin Enforcement

Following the implementation of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal/OSHA) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) on November 30, 2020, several employers and trade associations filed a...more

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CDC To Host Briefing For Food And Agriculture Industry On Vaccine Implementation

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On January 21, 2021 at 3:00 PM in Eastern Time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will host a joint webinar to provide updates on COVID-19 vaccine implementation for food and agriculture essential workers....more

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Agricultural Employers Challenge Cal OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard On COVID-19 Prevention

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At the end of 2020, California approved the Division of Occupational Safety & Health’s (“Cal OSHA”) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”). Among the many requirements in the new ETS, Cal OSHA imposed a...more

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New Law Mandates Cal/OSHA’s Infection Prevention Outreach To Agricultural Workers

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On September 28, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2043 (“AB 2043”) which tasks the Division of Occupational Safety and Health within the Department of Industrial Relations (“Cal/OSHA”) with conducting a statewide...more

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Cal OSHA issues Updated Infection Prevention Guidance For Agricultural Employers

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To assist with protecting the essential workers who work in the agricultural industry, California’s Department Industrial Relations Division of Occupational Safety and Health (“Cal OSHA”) issued updated guidance on...more

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New California Workplace Safety Standards For Nighttime Agricultural Workers

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California has adopted the first nighttime work safety standards in the nation which apply to agricultural workers who harvest, operate vehicles, and other tasks between sunset and sunrise. The new safety standards are...more

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CDC And Labor Department Issue Interim COVID-19 Guidance For Agriculture Employers

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The CDC and the U.S. Department of Labor just released interim guidance for all agriculture employers to provide an action template to protect agriculture workers from COVID-19. Primarily, the guidance addresses exposure risk...more

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New York State Issues Guidance for Re-Opening of Businesses

New York State has issued detailed guidance on Governor Cuomo’s “New York Forward” Plan, under which the State will re-open in four phases on a regional basis. The guidance includes additional information regarding: (1) when...more

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CAL/OSHA Provides Guidance On COVID-19 Infection Prevention For Agricultural Industry

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The California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Occupational Safety & Health (DOSH), or Cal/OSHA, just issued guidance for employers on COVID-19 infection prevention for agricultural workers. While the U.S. Food...more

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Cal/OSHA Issues COVID-19 Guidance for Agricultural Employers

On April 7, 2020, the California Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) issued COVID-19 Safety and Health Guidance (in English and Spanish) for agricultural employers. The...more

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FDA and USDA Guidance on Worker Safety and Sanitation in Food Production Facilities

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As the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to escalate, both the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) have issued guidance and public statements advising manufacturers and...more

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Cal/OSHA Standards Board Approves Nighttime Outdoor Agricultural Regulations

On February 20, 2020, at its monthly public meeting, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted unanimously to approve the proposed “Outdoor Agricultural Operations During Hours of Darkness”...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - August 2019 #2

A Turning Point for U.S. Power Generation - "For the first time in U.S. history, renewable energies briefly generated more electricity than coal in April this year, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and...more

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