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Between Enforcement and Protection: What Employees Need to Know About State and Federal Immigration Policy Shifts

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recently announced a suspension in enforcing the 2024 rule from the Biden Administration that is designed to enhance protections for H-2A workers....more

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The 12 Days of California Labor and Employment Series – Day 12 "Agricultural Employees Given Another Reason to Use Sick Leave"

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In the spirit of the season, we are using our annual "12 Days of California Labor and Employment" blog series to address new California laws and their impact on employers. On the twelfth day of the holidays, my labor and...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

Ninth Circuit Provides Relief from Client Employer or Joint Employer Status for Produce Distributor

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The Ninth Circuit gave short shrift to employees’ claims that an intermediary in the commerce of strawberries was responsible for paying the farmworkers’ wages under a creative legal theory that the intermediary was a “client...more

Perkins Coie

New Overtime Requirements for Washington Agricultural Workers

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In response to last year’s groundbreaking decision by the Washington State Supreme Court in Martinez-Cuevas v. DeRuyter Bros. Dairy, Inc., the state legislature recently passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5172 (SB5172),...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Doing Business in 2020: Courts Tackle Employment Law

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Part 2: New Employment-Related Court Decisions Impacting California’s Public and Private Entities - California and federal courts handed down a number of labor and employment-related decisions last year, impacting...more

Rumberger | Kirk

A Win for Cannabis Industry Workers

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On September 20, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled in Robert Kenney v. Helix TCS, Inc. that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) applies to workers in the cannabis industry. This is a...more

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Pray for a Good Harvest, but Keep at Your Plow – And Know Enough Employment Law to Stay Out of the Ditch

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Employers in agribusiness face the same risks as those in any other business, but perhaps more than most if faced with frequent employee-turnover and employees with little loyalty to those for whom they work....more

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Unions Pressure Carolina Farmers

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Carolina farmers must constantly deal with changing weather and markets. Add one more challenge: labor unions. Recently, labor unions have actively targeted certain agribusinesses in the Carolinas....more

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