Travel industry asks White House to set a date for plan to curb travel bans politico.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from politico.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Agriculture coalition files lawsuit challenging Coachella urgency ordinance
A coalition of agricultural organizations has filed a lawsuit in Riverside Superior Court to block Coachella’s urgency ordinance mandating that farmers and other agricultural employers pay an additional four dollars per hour to their employees for at least 120 days.
In the complaint, plaintiffs Western Growers Association, California Fresh Fruit Association and Growing Coachella Valley argue, among other claims, that there is no factual justification for the urgency ordinance, that it’s unconstitutionally vague and that the urgency ordinance will cause irreparable harm to agricultural employers for which they have no adequate remedy.
Groups sue Calif city over hazard-pay ordinance farmprogress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from farmprogress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In summary
As farmworkers prepare for their second pandemic-era harvest, it is time the state does everything it can to ensure their safety.
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By Casey Creamer
Ian LeMay, Special to CalMatters
Ian LeMay is the president of the California Fresh Fruit Association, one of the state’s oldest agricultural trade associations, ilemay@cafreshfruit.com.
With the vaccine rollout underway, new vaccines coming online and kids returning to schools, there finally appears to be a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, at least for some.
Gov. Gavin Newsom recently announced California would reserve 10% of its vaccine allotment specifically for teachers and school employees. President Joe Biden directed every state to prioritize educators for vaccination. These commitments represent a value statement that recognizes the vital role teachers and school employees serve in our society and the urgency we must move with to protect this precious workforce
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