Grown In Marin - Key Employment Requirements for California Agricultural Work Places- 4/1/10

Key Employment Requirements for California Agricultural Work Places- 4/1/10

Thursday, April 1, 2010
2 - 5 pm
Rancho Nicasio, Nicasio

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)

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