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California Amends the Wage Theft Prevention Act to Add Additional Written Notice Requirements for Employees

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Since 2011, the Wage Theft Prevention Act has required California employers to provide certain written information to new employees at the time of hiring and within seven days of any change. The Labor Commissioner provides a...more

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Florida Agricultural Workers Seek Paraquat Parkinson’s Disease Class Action Lawsuit

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A group of Florida agricultural workers is seeking to be part of a class action lawsuit against the makers of paraquat, an herbicide known to be toxic, alleging that exposure to paraquat increases the risk of developing...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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CISA Expands Scope of Essential Businesses to Revive Agriculture Industry Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

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A recent update by the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) expanded the scope of essential business activities allowed to resume and operate without restriction across Texas, especially in the...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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Notable Ruling: Glyphosate Verdict—Implications for Food Litigation

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As you all know, the Northern District of California jury found earlier this week that Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide product was a “substantial factor” in causing a plaintiff’s non Hodgkin lymphoma. The defendants and industry...more

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