Navigating PAGA Reforms: Practical Compliance Strategies for California Agricultural Employers
Join Erica Rosasco, Esq. as she presents this dynamic webinar designed for WG members looking to navigate California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). With a focus on the agricultural industry’s unique labor and operational challenges this program will highlight recent PAGA reforms and explain how employers can take advantage of the new rules to reduce penalties, limit liability and resolve issues early.
Topics include common PAGA claims in agriculture, wage and hour compliance, meal and rest period issues in field and processing environments, recordkeeping requirements and arbitration considerations. The program will emphasize the importance of proactive compliance auditing, including how to conduct internal audits, identify high-risk areas and implement corrective actions that may qualify employers for reduced penalties under the updated PAGA framework.
Attendees will gain practical, actionable strategies to strengthen compliance programs, minimize litigation exposure and protect both their workforce and operations.
This program has been submitted for SHRM and HRCI recertification credits.
Western Growers Ag Legal Issues Webinar Series Continues
Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 at 10:00am PDT
Western Growers is partnering with members of the Western Growers Ag Legal Network to bring back the popular Legal Issues Webinar Series. This webinar series is designed to equip ag professionals with the knowledge and skills to effectively navigate a host of pressing legal issues from employment and labor law, food safety liability, import/export regulatory issues, PACA, protecting trade secrets and IP, and more.
The series provides Western Growers members with the exclusive opportunity to learn from legal experts who serve the ag industry. Participants will gain insights into many of the practical legal issues that confront our industry.
This Webinar Series is a member benefit of Western Growers.
If you are interested in becoming a member please contact Kim Sherman at ksherman@wga.com for membership information.
Meet the Speakers
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Stephen has defended public entities against claims involving premises liability and personal injury, including a wrongful death action against a major school district in which he obtained a nonsuit. Stephen has represented general contractors, subcontractors and property owners in construction litigation, including issues involving subrogation and indemnification. Stephen also has defended individual and class actions brought under various consumer protection statutes, including the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and California’s Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). He has also prepared numerous articles and delivered many presentations for trade associations on successfully defending consumer protection litigation.
Click here for Stephen Watkins’ full biography.
Erica Rosasco is the owner of Rosasco Law Group APC in Rocklin, California. She has received an “AV® Preeminent™” Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating available from Martindale-Hubbell, the leading independent attorney rating entity. She also has been named for the last nine years as a Super Lawyer of Northern California and as a Super Lawyer California Rising Star in 2012 & 2016, Sacramento Magazine’s 2016-2017 and 2019-2023 Top Lawyers in Sacramento and a Who’s Who Top Attorney for 2016 and 2018.
Ms. Rosasco represents employers in all aspects of employment and civil litigation. Ms. Rosasco litigates cases in the areas of employment law, sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hour disputes, wage and hour class actions, Private Attorney General Act actions, and breach of contract actions. She also provides advice and counsel to employers and businesses to avoid the high cost of litigation.
She is a board member for the California Farm Labor Contractors Association (CFLCA) and the Secretary/Treasurer of the Agricultural Personnel Management Association (APMA) and the former Chair of the Sacramento Employment Advisory Council (SEAC).
Ms. Rosasco is from a cattle ranching family and grew up in the central valley. She is a married mother of one active teenager. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, going to concerts and watching her daughter compete at hunter/jumper horse shows.
Stephen has defended public entities against claims involving premises liability and personal injury, including a wrongful death action against a major school district in which he obtained a nonsuit. Stephen has represented general contractors, subcontractors and property owners in construction litigation, including issues involving subrogation and indemnification. Stephen also has defended individual and class actions brought under various consumer protection statutes, including the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and California’s Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). He has also prepared numerous articles and delivered many presentations for trade associations on successfully defending consumer protection litigation.
Click here for Stephen Watkins’ full biography.
Teresa McQueen is Corporate Counsel III for Western Growers. In that capacity she provides advice and counsel to the organization on employment law matters and commercial trade practices. She also provides legal guidance to Western Growers members on employment law, human resources, and commercial agreements, as well as providing law-related educational opportunities and overseeing annual updates to the Western Growers Personnel Procedures Manual.