Contact Careers Resources Store Show menu News and Events Latest News Lessons In Arbitration A recent California Court of Appeal case (Najarro v. Horizon Personnel Services, Inc., (Oct. 2021)(“Najarro”)) brings to light a few key issues employers should keep in mind when offering arbitration agreements to their employees.READ MORE Teresa McQueen Dec 02 2021 in Legal Silenced No More Act: What It Really Means For Employers California’s AB 331 was signed into law on October 7, 2021 and is known as the Silenced No More Act (Act).READ MORE Teresa McQueen Dec 02 2021 in Legal FDA Proposes Changes to the Produce Safety Rule Agricultural Water Requirements Today, December 2, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a proposed rule to subpart E of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, adjusting the requirements of agricultural water for fresh produce operations subject to this regulation. READ MORE Sonia Salas Dec 02 2021 in Food Safety VISION Conference 2022 Spotlights Agtech Join the brightest industry-leading minds to advance the future of agtech during the VISION Conference 2022 on January 18-19, 2022, at the Renaissance Phoenix Glendale Hotel & Spa in Arizona.READ MORE Stephanie Metzinger Dec 02 2021 in Ag Tech DOL Proposes New Rules on AEWR Methodology On December 1, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register designed to modify the methodology used to determine the hourly Adverse Effect Wage Rates for the H-2A program. READ MORE Jason Resnick Dec 02 2021 in H-2A SEE ALL ARTICLES Latest Events Legal Issues in Supply Chains Supply chains are being interrupted or blocked for a range of reasons that may be out of the control of a party to a contract. A force majeure clause in contracts could apply as a defense to performance for some -- but certainly not all -- of these reasons. December 8, 2021 - 11:00am to 12:00pm Western Growers University: Preventing Discrimination & Harassment: EMPLOYEE (Spanish) This Spanish version anti-harassment course is essential for educating employees on what is acceptable and unacceptable workplace behavior. Every employee's responsibility is to speak up and report incidents of harassment and retaliation. December 14, 2021 - 8:00am to 9:00am Western Growers University: Preventing Discrimination & Harassment: SUPERVISOR (Spanish) Join Western Growers as we present the managers version of Preventing Discrimination and Harassment, which covers AB-1825, AB-2053, SB-396, SB-400, SB-1343, and SB-188. December 14, 2021 - 10:00am to 12:00pm Western Growers University: Preventing Discrimination & Harassment: EMPLOYEE (English) This anti-harassment course is essential for educating employees on what is acceptable and unacceptable workplace behavior. Every employee's responsibility is to speak up and report incidents of harassment and retaliation. December 15, 2021 - 8:00am to 9:00am Western Growers University: Preventing Discrimination & Harassment: SUPERVISOR (English) Join Western Growers as we present the managers version of Preventing Discrimination and Harassment, which covers AB-1825, AB-2053, SB-396, SB-400, SB-1343, and SB-188. December 15, 2021 - 10:00am to 12:00pm SEE ALL EVENTS Press Releases Find media releases from Western Growers and its affiliated entities, sorted by date. SEE ALL PRESS RELEASES Press Conferences See wrap-ups of press conferences involving Western Growers. SEE ALL News Archive Find recent news from Western Growers, including past magazine and Spotlight articles. SEE ALL Your Media Contacts Cory Lunde Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives & Communications clunde@wga.com 949-885-2264 Stephanie Metzinger Senior Manager, Communications smetzinger@wga.com 949-885-2256 Ann Donahue Media Relations Manager adonahue@wga.com ABOUT Board of Directors Locations Careers Contact Staff SERVICES Collections, PACA Support, Produce Price Index Corporate, Retirement and Individual Investments Human Resources Legal Guidance Labor Services Innovation Transportation Program INSURANCE Western Growers Assurance Trust Western Growers Insurance Services NEWS Magazine Video Press Releases Media Spokespersons Western Growers Hours: 8 am - 5 pm PT, M - F Phone: 1-949-863-1000 Fax: 1-949-863-9028 Email: info@wga.com