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New H-2A Wage Rates start August 3, 2026The Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor (DOL) has announced updates to the Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWR...
Employer Alert: Minimum Wage Increase effective January ... In a recent press release, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California will raise the statewide minimum wage starting January 1, 202...
New Fact Sheet available regarding Workplace Disability ... Recently, the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) issued a new Fact Sheet entitled “Disability Accommodations at Work” guiding empl...
IRS Standard Mileage Rate increases July 1, 2026 due to ... In an unusual move to reflect the drastic increase in gasoline prices, the Internal Revenue Service recently made a mid-year announcemen...
Punches, Paychecks, & Piece Rate: Don’t Blow it This Har... Harvest season is one of the busiest times of the year for agricultural employers,but it is also when wage and hour mistakes are most li...
Legislative Update: Conforming State Arbitration Law to... As we enter this season of legislative enactments in which the Governor selects which measures to either sign, allow to become law witho...
2026 APMA H-2A ROUNDTABLESThe Agricultural Personnel Management Association’s (APMA) upcoming H-2A Roundtables will bring together government representatives and ...
2026 Workplace Poster Update!A newly updated workplace poster is now available and must be properly displayed by all employers. The Department of Industrial Relation...
Workplace Violence Prevention Plans: Annual Plan Review... As we approach the anniversary of Senate Bill 553 of 2024 regarding Workplace Violence Prevention Plans (WVPPs), we thought we would pro...
Employer Alert: 2025 Pay Data Reports are due 5/13/2026!It’s that time of year again. California’s pay data reporting requirement mandates that private employers of 100 or more employees and/o...
I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification Changes: Updat... As we do every year, we like to inform our readers of recent changes to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Form I-9, ...
Proposed Rulemaking: Defining the Roles of Employer Repr... The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (or Cal/OSHA) within the California Department of Industrial Relations has proposed to ad...