COVID-19 Resources for Agricultural Employers
COVID-19 Articles:
Coronavirus Guidance (3-11-20)
School and Child Care Activities Leave (3-16-20)
Update Alert on H-2A Workers from Mexico – 3/17/20
Paid Sick Leave and FMLA Updates re Coronavirus (3-19-20)
Coronavirus and CalOSHA Recordable or Reportable (3-20-20)
Agriculture is Essential Infrastructure (3-20-20)
Essential Business Letter for Employees (3-20-20)
Essential Business Letter for Employees (3-20-20) (SPAN)
H-2A Workers Crossing the Border are “Essential Travel” – 3/20/20
DOL Issues FAQs on Emergency FMLA and Paid Sick Leave Issues (3-25-20)
Tax Credit for Coronavirus Related Leaves (3-26-20)
Update – DOL Issues New FAQs and DFEH FAQs (3-27-20)
COVID-19 Employer Checklist_English_3.30.2020
COVID-19 Employer Checklist_Spanish_3.31.2020
A Brief Overview of the Paycheck Protection Program 4.7.2020
Newsom Mandates Paid Sick Leave for Large Ag Employers (4-16-20)
OSHA_Issues_Enforcement_Policy_Relaxing_Regulatory_Compliance_During_the_COVID_19_Crisis 4.17.2020
High Heat and Social Distancing 4.23.2020
Life After COVID-19 4.28.2020
California Supplemental Paid Sick Leave poster – 500 or more employees 4.28.2020
Newsom Creates Comp Preumption re COVID-19 (5-6-20)
Follow Up on Comp Presumption re COVID-19 (5-7-20)
SBA Clarifies Effect of Laid-Off Employees in Calculating PPP Loan Forgiveness
State Fund Expands Coverage to all Diagnosed Cases of COVID-19 for Essential Workers
EEOC Updates Guidance to Employers: COVID-19 Tests Allowed
DHS Loosens Rules on Hiring Immigrant Farmworkers during COVID-19 Crisis
Gov. Newsom Issues Executive Order Extending Deadlines Impacted by COVID-19
COVID-19 Updates on Form 941, EEO-1, Form I-9, E-Verify and COBRA 5.15.2020
Health Checks and Compensable Time: Time is Money
DoorDash Coronavirus Class Action (5-15-20)
COVID-19 Is Presumed to Be A Work-Related Injury – What You Should Know
SBA Publishes PPP Loan Forgiveness Application
PPP Forgiveness Guidance Issued as Congress Mulls Changes AND H.R.7010 – Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020
EEOC Makes Clear COVID Concerns No Excuse For Age Bias
Gov. Newsom Adds 6 More Counties to Watch List But Are Not County Closures (July 6, 2020)
New CDC Guidance on Testing Employees for COVID-19
CalOSHA Engages in Arbitrary Action
COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Rebuttable Presumption Expired on July 5, 2020
IRS Guidance on Reporting Emergency Paid Leave Wages
More COVID-19 Action by the State of California
Steps for Responding to Investigative Letters from US DOL and Other Government Agencies(8-13-20)
Cal/OSHA Issues Updated COVID-19 Infection Prevention for Agricultural Employers and Employees
DOL Wage and Hour Audits on COVID-19 Pay
Guidance Re Tax Deferral (9-3-20)
California Grants Additional Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
New Requirements for Informing Employees of Potential COVID-19 Exposure
Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Under AB 1867 (9-18-20)
Important Legislative Updates on COVID-19 including WC Presumption
Cal/OSHA Standard Boards to Draft and Adopt COVID-19 Emergency Regulation
Steps for Implementing Policy Under AB 685 (10-6-20)
UPDATE Steps for Implementing Policy Under AB 685 (10-29-20)
BM AB 685 COVID Employee Notice Template (Final)
BM AB 685 COVID Employee Notice Template (Final) – SPANISH
BM AB 685 COVID FLC Notice Template (Final)
BM AB 685 COVID FLC Notice Template (Final) – SPANISH
BM AB 685 COVID Union Notice Template (Final)
BM AB 685 COVID Union Notice Template (Final) – SPANISH
Cal/OSHA Plans Escalated Enforcement on Use of Face Coverings
Cal-OSHAs New Emergency Standard (11-23-20)
UPDATE Cal-OSHAs New Emergency Standard Approved (12-1-20)
Covid-19 Employer’s Checklist (Final 12.23.20)
GUIA PARA EL EMPLEADOR Y LISTA DE CUMPLIMIENTO DE REGLAS DE COVID(spanish Final 12.23.20)
Cal OSHA Additional FAQs Clarify COVID ETS (1-10-21)
Kahn Soares Conway – Legal Memorandum
Are Vaccinations of Farmworkers Mandatory
COVID-19 Vaccination Policy (English)
COVID-19 Vaccination Policy (Spanish)
Lawsuit Filed Over Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination (03-03-21)
New California COVID Supplemental Sick Pay Law (3.19.21)
COVID-19 SPSL Signed March 19 (3.23.21)
COBRA Subsidy Provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act 3.25.21
Employers Right to Refuse Property Access (Final 5.12.21)
ETS Fully Vaccinated Workers (5-12-21)
Litigation Re Obligation to Pay for COVID Screening Time (5-12-21)
COVID Updates Cal/OSHA ETS Revision; EEOC Technical Assistance (06-01-21)
Revised Emergency Temporary Standards (6-4-21)
Pres. Biden COVID-19 Action Plan (9.9.21)
COVID-19 2022 SPSL (Final 2.14.22) (002)
CDPH Updates Masking Guidance (2-17-22)
COVID Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
SPSL Pay Request Form (FINAL 2.18.22)
SPSL_Pay_Request_Form_FINAL_2.18.22 – SPN
CalOSHA Third Revised ETS re COVID (4.22.22)
Cal-OSHA Permanent ETS – Proposed Rule (6-24-22)
Arbitration Agreements and Class Representation Waivers (3-14-23)
California Department of Public Health Updates COVID-19 Guidance (3-8-23 vg)
CalOSHA Issues Guidance on Field Drinking Water (3.14.23)
California Expands Paid Sick Leave in 2024 (BM 10.5.23)
California Department of Public Health:
- COVID-19 INDUSTRY GUIDANCE: Agriculture and Livestock
- COVID-19 Employer Playbook For a Safe Reopening
Center for Disease Control & Prevention:
- Agriculture Workers and Employers Interim Guidance from CDC and the U.S. Department of Labor
- Resources for Businesses and Employers
- New Interim Guidance for Exposure to COVID-19
Cal/OSHA:
- Cal/OSHA Guidance for Ag Employers (Updated)
- Cal/OSHA Guidance for Ag Employers in Spanish
- Face Coverings, Masks and Respirators Poster
- Recording and Reporting Requirements for COVID-19 Cases
- COVID-19 Infection Prevention for Agricultural Employers and Employees
- Cal/OSHA Issues Citations to Multiple Employers for COVID-19 Violations
Department of Labor:
- Webinar in Spanish: News Release for FFCRA Outreach to the Ag Community English
- COVID-19 and the American Workplace (includes DOL webinar link)
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employee Paid Leave Rights
- US DOL COVID-19 Page
DOL Employment and Training Administration
Office of Foreign Labor Certification FAQs:
CA Department of Industrial Relations/DLSE
California Supplemental Paid Sick Leave poster – 500 or more employees
Division of Workers’ Compensation
Questions and Answers on Executive Order N-62-20
CA Department for Pesticide Regulation (CDPR):
Coronavirus Relief Resources for Business Owners (by Western Growers)
UC Davis COVID-19 Resources for Agriculture
- Screening Workers to Prevent COVID-19 in the Workplace
- What to Do If an Employee Has COVID-19
- Disinfection and Sanitation for COVID-19 at the Worksite
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the Time of COVID-19
- Coronavirus/COVID-19 Agricultural Employer Training Guide
Coronavirus/COVID-19 Agricultural Worksite Checklists created by UC Davis:
National Center for Farmworker Health:
COVID-19 Webinars:
Navigating Through COVID-19 Reducing Risk in the Workplace – June 11 and June 15, 2020 – for more information, please view the flier: Agricultural Personnel Management Association – Navigating Through COVID-19 Reducing Risk in the Workplace
Paycheck Protection Act: You’ve Got the Loan Now Get Forgiveness
PP slides: 2020-06-01 PPP Now Get Forgiveness – June 2, 2020
Special Webinar Series: COVID-19 & More – Your Employment Law Questions – May 1, 2020
Ag Employer Crisis Management Briefing – April 7, 2020 – Please click here to download PP presentation from this webinar: 200407 Covid 19 Presentation
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Webinar for Agricultural Employers (April 3, 2020)
Member Resources:
APMA members, if you have a dedicated page to COVID-19 information and resources for agricultural employers and would like your link to be included in this page, please email it to APMA at apma20@pacbell.net.
Barsamian & Moody COVID-19 Resources for Employers
California Farm Labor Contractor Association COVID-19 Resources
FELS COVID-19 News & Resources for Farm Employers
The Saqui Law Group Dowling Aaron Inc. E-Blasts
UnitedAg COVID-19 Information and Resources
Western Growers COVID-19 Resources
Zenith Insurance Co. Covid-19_Ag_Resources