Contents of  Labor Management Decisions

Winter-Spring 1999, Volume 8, Number 1

• Looking Ahead -- Rex Woods

• Recognizing and Managing Risks in Ag Labor Management -- Howard Rosenberg
• Guestworkers in Agriculture: The H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program -- Al French
• Considering the Workforce in Risk Management
• A Common Sense Approach to Compliance with Labor Laws -- José Millan
• Risks Associated with FLCs -- Steve Sutter
• Managing People on the Farm -- Gregory Billikopf

• What Kind of Transition Is Necessary to Secure the Future of U.S. Fruit, Vegetable, and Horticultural Agriculture? -- Richard Mines
• Happening in Sacramento
• Social Security Credit for Past Misreported Earnings
• Resources
• Contributors

Winter-Spring 1998, Volume 7, Number 1

• Good Discrimination in Hiring at a Dairy
• Ergonomics in California -- In Agriculture?
• TIPP Preparation for California Ag Employers
• Regulatory Review at the Agricultural Labor Relations Board
• New Organization Opens Doors to Improving Employee-Employer Relations
• Changes in the Offing for FLC License Renewal
• Effective Employee Orientation
• Will CalWORKS Work for Agriculture?
• Federal Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit for Employers
• Resources
• Events
• Contributors

Summer-Fall 1997, Volume 6, Number 2

• Hiring and Managing a Culturally Diverse Workforce: No Prescriptions Please
• Looking Fresh at the ALRA | Heard at the Seminar
• UFW and Teamsters Organizing Apple Workers in Washington State
• Positive Labor Relations for Apple Production
• Workers Prefer Growers Over FLCs
• Q&A: Practical Advice and References on FMLA Leave
• "New Employee" Reporting Required July 1, 1998
• Call for Advisory Board Members
• INS Form I-9 in Transition
• Social Security Administration Tightens Grip on Bad Numbers
• Instructors to Train Farm Labor Vehicle Drivers Are Scarce
• ALRB Invites Public Comment on ALRA Regulations
• Resources
• Events
• Contributors

Winter-Spring 1997, Volume 6, Number 1

• The APMP Welcomes a New Farm Advisor
• Model Unit to Help Meet the Need for Farm Worker Housing
• Continuing Forum for Farm Labor Contractors
• Update: Ag Labor Management on the World-Wide Web
• Crew Workers Divide Evenly in Views on Hourly vs. Piece-rate Pay
• New Overtime Rules for Some Nonagricultural Workers
• Where the Farm Jobs Are and How Much They Pay in California
• New Chapter in Agricultural Labor Relations About to Be Written
• Events
• Resources
• Contributors

Fall 1996, Volume 5, Number 1

• Back in Circulation
• What Rules for California Pesticide Users?
• Workers'Comp Costs Are Down
• TEAM Act
• Workplace Violence Drawing Concern
• Drug Testing Commonly Used
• Minimum Wage Increase Is in Effect
• DOL Offers Nationwide Job Listings on the Web
• No Loss of Detail on IWC Posters, Yet
• Resources
• Events
• Index, 1991-96

Fall-Winter 1994, Volume 4, Number 3

• Developing Supervisory Skills en Español
• Further Reductions in Workers' Compensation Rates
• New Database Catalogs Safety Materials
• Avoiding Sex Discrimination In and Out of the Packing Industry
• Uncertainties Reign on WPS Implementation
• California Toughens Child Labor Law
• Commission Reports Findings on Worker-Management Relations
• Immigration and Farm Worker Unions
• Labor Officers See Improvement in Fresno Area
• Green Card Deadline Is March 20, 1995
• Safety Tips
• Resources
• Events
• Contributors

• Preventing and Coping with Workplace Violence
• The ALRB: Continuing to Earn California's Trust
• Cruising Along the WPS Information Highway
• Heard On WPS-Forum
• Pesticide Illnesses More Common Outside Ag
• Aerospace Material Offers Advantages for Farm Worker Housing
• Honors for APMP Farm Advisor
• Labor Law Guide for Strawberry Producers
• Safety Tip from Richard Bruce
• ADA Now Covers Employers of 15 or More
• Resources
• Events
• Contributors

Special Report: The New World of Workers' Compensation

• Workers' Compensation 1995
• DIR Regulations Implement Wide-Ranging Reforms
• Moving Ahead on Implementation
• Responses to Reform Are Under Way
• Loss Control Services in the New Era
• The California Reform from a National Perspective
• No Telling Now What Reforms Will Bring

• Adjustment of WPS Training Requirement To Be Considered
• Resources
• Events
• Contributors

• Might Your Safety Committee Be a "Labor Organization"?
• Health and Safety Training Needs to Be Specific
• Workers' Compensation Reform of 1993
• California Follows Most of Federal Family and Medical Leave Act
• New EPA Standard Includes Heat Stress Management
• Farm Worker Message Service
• Resources
• Events
• No Change in Minimum Wage
• Contributors

• Snapshots in a Farm Labor Tradition | Photo Gallery
• DOL Operates Nationwide Seasonal Job Service
• Ventura County Survey Focuses on Women Agricultural Workers
• Sexual Harassment: It Happens in Agriculture
• ALRB Goals for Today and Tomorrow
• Seeking Material for Teacher Manual
• Resources
• Events
• Contributors

• Iowa "Ombudsman" Program Aids Worker-Employer Communication
• FLCs Subject to Added Expectations and Scrutiny
• Report Spotlights Farm Labor Contractors
• California Farm Worker Statistics Previewed
• Farm Worker Services Hearings Completed
• Labor Law Enforcement Targets Agriculture
• Seven Commonly Asked Questions About Employment and the ADA
• EDD Computer Network Matches Jobs and Applicants Statewide
• ALRB Sets Aside Union Decertification Election
• Safety Programs: Grab Their Attention, Keep It Simple, and Follow Through
• Sample policy statement
• Resources
• Events
• Contributors

• The Civil Rights Act of 1991
• Supervising Across Language Barriers
• Payroll Tax Management
• Unpaid Wages Disbursed by DIR
• Restructuring Wages to Cut Workers' Compensation Costs
• ALRB Ruling on Discharge After Recall Protest
• DIR Establishes Toll-Free Number for Farm Workers
• How to Avoid Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination
• IRCA Implementation News
• Coming Attraction
• Resources
• Events
• Contributors

• ADA Soon Coming Into Play
• Software Review: Policies PLUS
• Assisting Southeast Asian Refugee Farmers
• Incentives That Worked and Those That Failed
• Governor to Be Advised on Farm Worker Services
• New Field Sanitation Standard Will Be Enforced
• Beef Packinghouse Union Elected
• Events
• Resources
• Contributors

• The ALRB: Earning California's Trust
• Letters to Labor Management Decisions
• Growers' Decisions to Hire FLCs and CHs
• Training and Managing to Improve Farm Safety
• Required Safety Training Meetings Count as Paid Work Time
• New Phone Number for Inquiries on Federal FLC Registration
• USDA Farm Labor Statistics
• Calling for New Looks at Farm Labor Management
• APMP-Funded Projects Pending, Fall 1991
• Family Unity Update
• Researchers Report on Farm Labor Dilemmas
• Events
• Resources
• Contributors

• Management Choices Front and Center
• Grant Program
• Freeze Assistance for Farm Workers
• Hearings of the Commision on Agricultural Workers
• Turning to Farm Labor Contractors
• Farm Personnel Policies by Computer
• Getting Injury & Illness Down on the Farm
• New Immigration Law Includes Provisions for Families
• Resources
• Events