Now Is the Time to Join CFLCA!

If you're an FLC, or an organization that provides services and/or products to farm labor contractors, now is the time to join CFLCA.  CFLCA was established in 2009 to provide a voice, networking opportunities, and resources for farm labor contractors. Membership includes reduced member rates for all CFLCA educational and training programs; assistance with state licensing and federal registration; answers to a wide range of labor compliance questions; and referrals to industry experts on complex and legal matters.  Support our efforts on behalf of the FLC community, and reap the benefits of membership!  For additional information and application, please go to our membership page.

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Coming Events & Industry News:

CFLCA Farmworker Scholarship Applications now Available

The California Farm Labor Contractor Association has established a scholarship fund to benefit farmworkers, and the children of farmworkers who plan to pursue higher education.  Over the past four years, CFLCA with the help of generous sponsors has awarded over $135,000 in college scholarships in the amount of $1,000 to $2,000 each. This year we hope to award up to $40,000 in scholarships to qualifying applicants.

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Ag Employers Compliance Seminars
Farm Labor Contractor 9-Hour Continuing Education Programs
  (DLSE Approved)

California Farm Labor Contractor Association (CFLCA) continues to provide required and constantly updated compliance and best practices information through our FLC 9-Hour programs. These programs are approved by the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) to fulfill the requirement of nine hours of continuing education for FLC licensing and renewal. These "Ag Employer Compliance Conferences" are valuable to all agricultural employers and their key staff. They offer a wide range of information, including updates on: new labor laws; wage and hour requirements; Cal OSHA requirements; posting and notification requirements; worker transportation issues; effective management and best practices; plus the two-hour requirement and certificate on sexual harassment prevention.

For seminar flyers, on-line registration and payment, click here.

Updates to Social Security No-Match Letters - Compliance

Many thanks to Patrick Moody of Barsamian - Moody for providing additional information and updates on the SSA issuance of 'No-Match' letters to employers.  Due to much confusion on the part of many employers who had received these letters, Congressman Jim Costa requested clarification from the Social Security Administration as to the intent of, and requirements for employers to respond to these letters.  Apparently, employers are not actually required to respond to these letters, and there are no penalties from SSA for failure to respond.

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CalFLCa Job Opening

California Farm Labor Contractor Association is seeking candidates for the position of Development and Communications Manager. For a copy of the job description, please click here.
Qualified applicants should submit their resumes and any questions to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
CFLCA is an equal opportunity employer.

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CFLCA New Members Special!!

If you're an FLC, or an organization that provides services and/or products to farm labor contractors, now is the ideal time to consider your new membership with CFLCA.  By joining now, you will receive member status and benefits for the remainder of 2018 and all of 2019!  This includes reduced member rates for FLC 9-hour classes, training programs, and conferences, such as our Ag Labor Issues Forum in November. 

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CFLCA Jumps into Political Campaigns

18-08-27-CFLCA-Newsom-1_resize.jpgSince our first year as an organization, CFLCA has held an annual Legislative Action Day, inviting FLCs and their supporters to Sacramento to learn about legislation impacting agricultural employers and labor, and to meet with legislators to educate them on what FLCs are all about, and to share our perspectives/concerns on critical proposed legislation. It is an important annual program. But we always wondered how we could be more effective in our relations with a legislature dominated by Democrats often beholden to labor interests.

 

 

 

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