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This Week's Woes: Workers' Comp & the State Budget
Capitol Farm Connection
English - May 09, 2020 00:01 - 22 minutes - 51.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsNews Business agriculture almonds californiapolitics dairy gavinnewsom politics statelegislature Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This week, the governor issued an Executive Order regarding Workers' Compensation and announced updated budget shortfalls, revealing more information on California's fiscal outlook. Learn about how both of these issues potentially impact California agriculture in today's episode.
Emily and Tricia discuss the parameters required for employees to utilize the new Workers' Comp benefit and the concerns they raised to Administration officials prior to the governor's actions. A copy of a joint press statement can be found at this link: http://www.agcouncil.org/labor-2.