Posted on 04/21/2020 8:50:56 AM PDT by ptsal
Last week, Governor Newsom signed an Executive Order that will require Food Sector employers, including wineries and vineyards, with 500 or more employees to provide two weeks of paid sick leave for COVID-19 related issues.
The Executive Order applies to Food Sector Workers who satisfy the following criteria:
The person works in one of the industries covered by certain Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) wage orders, including IWC Wage Order 8-2001 (wineries) and Wage Order 14-2001 (vineyards); The person is exempt as an Essential Critical Infrastructure Worker from the requirements imposed by Executive Order N-33-20; and The person leaves the person’s home to perform work for a “Hiring Entity,” which includes any private entity. Winery and vineyard employees satisfy all three criteria.
The first criterion includes IWC Wage Order 8-2001, which covers “Industries Handling Products After Harvest,” and IWC Wage Order 14-2001, which covers “Agricultural Operations.” The definition of “Industries Handling Products After Harvest” includes “any industry… operated for the purpose of . . . fermenting . . .” among other things, and the definition of “Agricultural Operation” clearly captures vineyard operations. As such, wineries and vineyards employees satisfy this criterion.
As to the second criterion, winery and vineyard employees are Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers under Executive Order N-33-20 because they are in the “Food and Agriculture” category, which includes employees in “beverage production facilities.”
Finally, the third category is satisfied because winery and vineyard employees leave their homes to perform work at the winery or vineyard, which are private entities.
(Excerpt) Read more at wineinstitute.org ...
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2020/04/16/governor-newsom-announces-paid-sick-leave-benefits-for-food-sector-workers-impacted-by-covid-19-additional-protections-for-consumers/
Czar Newsom has spoken.
No reason to go back to work, Money for nothing
Pandering for votes
I believe that’s likely an illegal order.
Where do the thugs on the left think they get the authority for their decrees?
I don’t think he can legaly do that.
Governor Dictator Newsom's press release.
There. Fixed.
From the “corporations could not exist without government” mentality.
Well...just layoff employees...and now you’re not so “large”. Commie rules coming fast & furious.
Not sure this is legal.
I bet Nazi Pelousy’s winery is exempt from this as she’ll get it deemed not a “large” employer...
Grossly unconstitutional.
Gotta be illegal
I remember a quaint thing called free enterprise.
Used to have a good bit of it.
How can he legally do that?
Nancy Pelosi owns a California vineyard. I wonder how many people work there. I’ll bet it’s less than the magic number 500.
So a “large” employer would include Jerry Nadler? And Rosie O’Donnell?
Just means more businesses will be packing up and leaving.
You get what you vote for and pay for.
You get dictatorships when you vote for liberals in states like California and NY.
The country will get the same if liberals get most power in congress and the White House and the Supreme Court.
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