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Agricultural Regulation Manual

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“Green Binder”

Table of Contents

I. California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR)

  • -Department Overview

II. California Labor Codes

  • -201
  • -202
  • -203
  • -204
  • -206
  • -226

III. Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC)

  • -Wage Order 14
  • -Wage Order 13
  • -Wage Order 8
  • -Wage Order 4
  • -Wage Order 9
  • -Act of God Clause

IV. Department of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE)

  • -Time Cards
  • -Tools Release Form
  • -TIPP Checklist
  • -Farm Labor Contractor Regulation Labor Code
    • -Section 1682-1699
  • -Farm Labor Contractor’s Application Form
  • -Voluntary Contract Agreement to Supply Labor

V. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

  • -Injury and Illness Prevention Program (SB 198)
  • -Injury and Illness Prevention Program (Training Program)
  • -Field Sanitation Maintenance Record
  • -Agriculture Safety Checklist
  • -Field Sanitation Checklist
  • -Field Sanitation Standard Rules
  • -Overview
  • -Gears, Friction Drives, Sprockets, & Chains
  • -Lockout/Blockout
  • -Log 300

VI. California Workers’ Compensation Coverage

  • -Obtaining Coverage
    • -Calculating Experience Modifications
    • -Why Rates are Increasing
    • -Sample Certificate of Insurance
  • -Sample Workers’ Compensation First Report of Injury or Illness
  • -Sample Workers’ Compensation Application

VII. Farm Transportation

  • -AB 602 Farm Labor Vehicles Legislation
  • -California Vehicles Codes
    • -233
    • -322
    • -23116
    • -31405
    • -31406
  • -Transportation Company Forms

VIII. Department of Housing & Community Development (HCD)

  • -Employee Housing Act
  • -Month to Month Rental Agreement
  • -Rental Payroll Deduction Agreement

IX. Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB)

  • -Labor Codes 1141-1150
  • -Agricultural Labor Relations Act
  • -Union Activities

X. Employment Development Department (EDD)

  • -Department Overview
  • -State Disability Insurance (SDI)
  • -Unemployment Insurance
  • -Report of New Employee(s)
  • -Report of Independent Contractors

XI. California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)

  • -Department Overview
  • -Food Safety in Agriculture
  • -Food Safety Guidance Program

XII. California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal EPA)

  • -Department Overview

XIII. California Air Resources Board (ARB)

  • -Department Overview

XIV. California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)

  • -Department Overview

XV. California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR)

  • -Pesticide Safety for Agriculture (Series A)
  • -Hazard Communication for Employers
  • -Storage Tanks
    • -Installations & Testing
    • -Exemptions to the Regulation
    • -Anhydrous Ammonia
    • -Compressed and Liquefied Natural Gas System

XVI. San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD)

  • -Regulation VIII (PM 10)
  • -Agricultural Burn Rule
  • -On-Road Heavy-Duty Vehicles
  • -Off-Road Heavy-Duty Vehicles
  • -Agricultural Pump Engine Component

XVII. California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH)

  • -Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
  • -AB 1825 Bill for Sexual Harassment: Training and Education

XVIII. State of California Board of Equalization

  • -Agriculture Sale’s Exemption

XIX. Employee Notices

  • -Leave of Absence
  • -Receipt of Company Handbook
  • -Layoff Notice

XX. Company Policy and Employment Handbook

  • -English Version
  • -Spanish Version

XXI. United States Department of Labor (US DOL)

  • -Employment Standards Administration
  • -Migrant & Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
  • -Migrant & Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act Condition of Employment
  • -Migrant & Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act Poster
  • -Fair Labor Standards Act
  • -Transportation Requirements
  • -Joint Employment Rule
  • -Joint Employment Example (Adams Fruit)

XXII. Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS)

  • -Department Overview
  • -I-9 Form

XXIII. Social Security Administration (SSA)

  • -Department Overview
  • -New V Code Report
  • -Sample Response Letters

XXIV. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

  • -Department Overview

XXV. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • -Department Overview

XXVI. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

  • -Registration of Food Facilities
  • -Prior Notice of Imported Food Shipments

XXVII. Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

  • – Federal Excise Tax for Clear Diesel Fuel