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Worker rights
Pay, breaks, transportation, and what counts as retaliation.
Plain-language guides for the questions farmworkers ask most. Sourced from California labor code and verified with CRLA.
3 guides in this category. Updated as the rules and programs change.
- 6 min read
Heat illness prevention: what California growers must provide
Cal/OSHA standard 3395 sets the rules for shade, water, rest, and acclimatization. Here is what every farmworker should expect on the job.
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When wages go missing: a farmworker guide to recovering pay in California
Unpaid hours, missing piece-rate slips, illegal deductions. California law gives you tools to recover what you earned, even years later.
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Paid sick leave for farmworkers: how California law protects you
Five days or 40 hours of paid sick leave per year. It accrues from day one, applies to seasonal work, and cannot be used as a reason to fire you.
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