Key Employment Requirements for California Agricultural Work Places- 4/1/10
Rancho Nicasio, Nicasio
2 - 5 pm
This workshop presented information about the important legal responsibilities when hiring employees and offering opportunities to interns, apprentices, and volunteers, and how to avoid violations and fines.
Speakers:
Carl Borden, California Farm Bureau Federation
Eric Rood, Department of Industrial Relatoins, Labor Commissioner Office
Resources from workshop:
Wage and Hour Issues, Eric Rood (pdf)
Key Employment Requirements, Carl Borden (pdf)
Farm Employers Labor Service - http://www.fels.org/
Key Employment Requirements - http://www.fels.net/Data/Laws/Key_Employment_Requirements.pdf
California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Labor Standards Enforcement - http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/
Wage Orders
- Professional, Technical, Clerical, Mechanical and Similar Occupations IWC #4 -http://www.dir.ca.gov/IWC/IWCArticle4.pdf
- Industries Handling Products After Harvest IWC #8 - http://www.dir.ca.gov/IWC/IWCArticle8.pdf(English) http://www.dir.ca.gov/IWC/IWCArticle8-Spanish.pdf (Spanish)
- Agricultural Occupations IWC #14 - http://www.dir.ca.gov/IWC/IWCArticle14.pdf (English) http://www.dir.ca.gov/IWC/IWCArticle14-Spanish.pdf (Spanish)