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INDUSTRY GUIDANCE The Personnel Procedures Manual (PPM) continues to be the industry-leading resource for agricultural HR professionals and managers, with updated content, policies and checklists. Members seeking legal guidance received one-on-one guidance about employment law and HR-related questions by calling the HR/Legal Hotline at 877.942.4529. LEGAL INSIGHTS NEWSLETTER The Western Growers Legal Insights Newsletter, the most comprehensive and relevant source for legal news and information covering new laws and cases that affect the workplace; bills that are making their way into the law books; more localized news and information; and best practices to ensure a legally compliant workplace, reached members’ inboxes every Friday. WESTERN GROWERS LEGAL WEBINARS AND SEMINARS Western Growers Legal Resources hosted Seminars or Webinars on the following topics in 2023:
Groundwater Allocation Dispute: In Mojave Pistachios v. Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority , WG supported Mojave Pistachios’ challenge to the Groundwater Sustainability Plan, emphasizing consistency with California groundwater rights law.
Public Health and Chemical Regulation: In CMTA v. OEHHA , WG submitted a brief to the California Supreme Court opposing the perchlorate public health goal under review.
Pesticide Regulation: In a case involving the ban of sulfoxaflor, WG contributed an amicus brief in supporting the industry’s perspective.
REGULATORY ADVOCACY Kroger/Albertsons Merger: WG submitted a coalition letter to the Federal Trade Commission expressing concerns about the potential impacts of the planned merger between the largest and second-largest supermarket chains in the United States on the produce industry. Federal Rulemaking: WG has actively engaged in advocacy efforts by submitting comments on three proposed rules by the Department of Labor, Department of Homeland Security and OSHA, respectively. Each proposed rule has profound implications for the specialty crop industry. H-2A SERVICES WG H-2A Services filed hundreds of H-2A applications and petitions on behalf of WG members in 2023. The service, available exclusively to WG members, mitigated labor shortages by helping members successfully employ over 7,000 H-2A workers on a seasonal basis.
California Privacy Rights Act Handling Difficult Employee Leave Issues Employee Handbook Workshops
2023 Legal Update Union Card Check ESG/Greenwashing Claims
INTERESTED IN H-2A OR OTHER LEGAL SERVICES? Please contact Jason Resnick at jresnick@wga.com or 949.885.2253 , or visit www.wga.com/membership-services/legal-h2a-services to learn more.
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