Labor

CFVGA Labor Committee is a unified voice for CFVGA members surrounding labor policy with the long-term goal of retaining and recruiting a quality workforce.

Members, for additional labor resources click here

SAVE THE DATE: 

Click here for info related the Automated Weeder Demo Day May 31, 2024 
at the CSU WCRC in Fruita.

Grower Employers: Use these infographics to communicate ideal clothing for your field work employees to avoid heat illness incidents.

Resources

(click on a category from the left)

Agricultural Labor Rights and Responsibilities Act of 2021 (aka SB21-087)

Colorado Agricultural Labor Rights and Responsibilites Act of 2021 (ALRRA)

CDLE Agricultural Labor Conditions Rule

Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE)
ALRRA INFO Sheets 12, 12A-D

CDLE Posters – COMPS 38 and ALRRA

Unhealthy Air Quality Resources
Use CDPHE website to determine air quality advisory or ozone action day per county map of Colorado.   Nine metro counties in the Northern Front Range are currently subject to ozone action days for exceedance of EPA ozone limits.

Key Service Provider Access
Farm Policy Template | Guidance memo from Colo Council for Rural Employers

Colo Dept of Ag Hand Weeding Variance

Colorado Dept of Labor and Employment Resources

Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards (COMPS)  Order 38 

CDLE Posters – COMPS 38 and ALRRA

Colorado Family Medical Leave Insurance Program (FAMLI)

CDLE Office of Labor Market Information

General Employment Laws and Resources

Colorado Youth Law

Colorado Wage Act

Colorado Employment Verification

Workers Compensation Insurance – Premium Cost Containment Program 

Colorado Dept of Agriculture

Agricultural Workforce Services Program

 

Colorado Department of the Treasury

Colorado Secure Savings Program
All Colorado employers who have been in business for at least 2 years, have 5 or more employees, and don’t offer a qualified retirement plan for their employees are required by law to facilitate Colorado SecureSavings. Sign-up is quick, easy, and free.

Colorado State University Resources

CSU Food Systems – Ag Labor Research

High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety

Colorado Environmental Pesticide Education Program

Ag Health and Safety

HICAHS Heat Safety Resources
HICAHS and CFVGA  resources developed and curated for Colorado produce growers

National Ag Safety Database

US Ag Health and Safety Centers Videos | Working in the Heat Novellas (Spanish videos with English subtitles)

OSHA Heat Safety App

NIOSH Resources Fact Sheet | Infographic

Ag Extension Resources

US Dept of Labor Resources

Employer Posters for posting on worksite

2022 Adverse Effect Wage Rates

H-2A Employee Rights Posters – English | Spanish

Vehicle Mechanical Inspection Report

H-2A SSN and I-94 IRS resources

Migrant and Seasonal Ag Worker Protection Act – 
Poster | Housing Terms and Conditions 

Housing Checklists – OSHA | ETA 

Pesticide Safety

Colorado Department of Ag Pesticides Program

 

EPA Agricultural Worker Protection Standard

 

Pesticide Educational Resources Collaborative posters – English | Spanish

 

Pesticide Educational Resources Center – WPS Resources

 

Webinar:  WPS Awareness 

Labor Saving Ag Tech - weeding, thinning, harvest

Western Growers Global Harvest Automation Initiative  |  2022 Annual Report

Global Organization for Ag Robotics  |  FIRA | FIRA USA

2023 Colorado Automated Weeder Demos

 

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