NCAE AG EMPLOYER FORUM

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1 NCAE AG EMPLOYER FORUM TROPICANA 3801 S LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD NOV 29-DEC 1 DoubleTree Tropicana 3801 S Las Vegas Boulevard

2 Tuesday November 28 TRINIDAD 5 TRINIDAD 6 Focus Group with National NCAE Executive Committee Children s Center 2-6PM Meeting If interested in attending, contact Marsha Salzwedel 3-6PM (salzwedel.marsha@marshfieldresearch.org) Wednesday November 29 Registration: Solstice 7:30AM Breakfast - Sponsor: Mas Labor 7:45AM WELCOME 8:10AM Rick Hanas - A. Duda & Sons Joe Young, NCAE Chairman - New England Apple Council Michael Marsh - NCAE President Laetitia Ray - Nevada FFA State President 2017 & 2018 Government Affairs Update 8:45 AM Frank Gasperini - NCAE Lynn Jacquez - CJ Lake LLC Michael Marsh - NCAE Craig Regelbrugge - AmericanHort Break - Sponsor: Russell Costanza Farms 9:45-10:00AM Return of the Wage & Hour Auditor 10:00AM Dan Bremer - AgWorks H2 LLC Wendel Hall - Hall Law Firm Mike Lewis - Snake River Farmers Association Betsy Parkin - Snake River Farmers Association TRINIDAD 1 Information and Introductions 11:30AM Barbados Liaison Service Jamaica Central Labour Organisation STPS - Servicio Nacional de Empleo (invited) National Farm Medicine Center Lunch - Sponsor: DUDA 12:00PM 2017 & Beyond: Hot Topics Facing Ag Employers 1:00-2:45 PM Phil Martin - UC-Davis Department of Ag and Resource Economics Mike Saqui - The Saqui Law Group Break - Sponsor: Saqui Law Group 2:45-3:15 PM Employee Safety: Updates in Trafficking, Harassment, Worker Status and Legal Status Topics 3:15-5:00 PM Jeanne Malitz - MalitzLaw Ann Margaret - Fisher & Phillips LLP Bryan Little - California Farm Bureau PORTAGES 1 & 2 6:00 PM: H-2A Agent Principals Meeting Sponsored by AWMA Introduction of NCAE President & CEO to H-2A Agent Management Teams and their unique issues 2

3 Thursday November 30 Breakfast - Sponsor: VAGA 7:45AM TRINIDAD 1 What would you do if... Fictional Scenarios to address Potential Legal Issues 8:15AM Josh Viau - Fisher & Phillips LLP Kara Youngblood - Youngblood & Associates PLLC Break - Sponsor: Turimex 10:00-10:20AM Protecting your Business: Recordkeeping, Retention, and Regulatory Compliance 1:00-2:00PM Chris Schulte - CJ Lake LLC Wage & Hour 2:00-2:45 PM Richard Longo - US DOL Wage & Hour Break - Sponsor: Labormex 2:45-3:00PM H2 Visa Recruiting & Facilitating Guided Round Table on Industry Needs: NCAE s Role & Association Cooperation on Addressing the Legislative and Regulatory Needs of the Ag Employer Industry 10:20AM Michael Marsh - National Council of Agricultural Employers (Moderator) Joe Young - NCAE Chairman Jon DeVaney - NCAE Vice-Chair Robert Guenther - United Fresh Produce Association Maureen Torrey - Torrey Farms Karen Ziomek - A. Duda & Sons Lunch - Sponsor: AgriPlacements International and Snake River Farmers Association 12:00 PM Insurance Needs for your Organization 3:00-3:35PM Don Van Parys - Zenith Agribusiness Solutions Recruiting Labor 3:35-4:10PM Robert Hock - Labormex Jeanne Malitz - MalitzLaw Business/Farm Succession Planning Overview 4:10-4:45PM Adam Kantrovich - Clemson University Jon Jaffe - Farm Credit East 2017 Ag Employer Labor Forum Wrap-Up 4:45-5:15PM 3

4 Friday December 1 TRINIDAD 3 TRINIDAD 6 OFLC Workshop for Agents Brian Pasternak - US DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification Director of Program Planning & Outreach Richard Longo US DOL Wage & Hour Division Succession Workshop Adam Kantrovich - Clemson University Jon Jaffe - Farm Credit East TRINIDAD 5 TRINIDAD 10 ASHCA, AgSHARP Mini Certification Course - Ag Safety for Producers & Managers This program will cover multiple topics and speakers including: Frank Gasperini (ASHCA)- Introduction and Culture of Safety Marsha Salzwedel (Marshfield Clinic) - Helping Young Workers do the Job Safely Dr. Dee Jepsen (OSU) - Practical Safety Considerations for Agricultural Employers Bill Krycia (CalOSHA) - Comprehensive Ag Employee Safety Overview Taxation Workshop Bob Wunderle - La Posada Tax Clinic TRINIDAD 6 H-2A Special Procedures With DOL's OFLC 1PM - 3PM 4

5 NCAE 2018 ANNUAL MEETING NCAE MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION Save the date for NCAE s Annual Meeting in DC If you are not a member of NCAE, Join Today on our website (ncaeonline.org/join)!! February 6-8, 2018 Use the Discount code LV2017 until March 1, 2018 and NCAE will send you a $50 Visa Gift Card to thank you for engaging on critical labor issues with our organization and our membership in At NCAE s Are you already 54th a Annual member? Meeting, Encourage Tuesday someone to February join if they 6th list will you be as filled a sponsor with and Political use the Speakers Discount and Code NCAE LV2017, Membership you both will Meetings. receive a $50 On Visa Wednesday Gift Card for the your 7th, commitment you will to have NCAE! the opportunity to join NCAE Again, members this offer on is the good Hill until to March discuss 1, with your representatives the issues affecting the Ag Employer Community. Thursday the 8th is an optional Overview of NCAE Membership Levels session solely dedicated to the H-2A program. LEADER - $15,000.00/ calendar year Membership level for leaders in the industry who are interested in being integral participants in setting Agendas and Registration will be available the and executing NCAE and national policy for agricultural employers. coming weeks at ncaeonline.org/register PATRON - $ 7,000/ calendar year Appropriate participation level for national and large state/regional associations, growers and other If employers you have with any over interest 150 seasonal in sponsoring employees, labor the brokers/providers, national/regional/large statewide commercial sponsors, Meeting and or others if you with have high interest any and ability to offer major industry support. Annual questions BENEFACTOR at this - $ 3,850.00/ point, please calendar contact year Meghan@ncaeonline.org Appropriate Membership level for medium size growers/employers and local/partial state suppliers and sponsors. SUPPORTER - $ 1,825/ calendar year Minimum level for state and national associations to receive Subscriber benefits. H-2A agents and employers should consider this the base dues level. SUBSCRIBER - $ / calendar year Membership level for small growers/employers with less than seasonal employees or associations with less than $ /yr. revenue. NOVEMBER ALL NCAE MEMBERSHIP LEVELS RECEIVE Weekly News Briefs with federal legislative and regulatory updates critical to agricultural employers. NCAE Action Calls inform members about upcoming issues, facilitate contact with elected representatives, before unworkable laws or regulations are imposed. NCAE Alert Memos immediately apprise members of new laws and regulations and their impact on agricultural employers. NCAE 2018 AG LABOR FORUM SAVE THE DATES FOR 2018 NCAE EVENTS NCAE s 5th Annual Labor Forum will be held in Las Vegas November 28 30, 2018 Plan to join us in 2018 for another opportunity to learn from leaders in the Ag Industry including growers, labor lawyers, agents, HR professionals, and others whose expertise will be shared throughout this technical forum. Save Join the us date, today! tell your network, and meet us back in Las Vegas next year! If you have questions, Meghan (meghan@ncaeonline.org) or call the NCAE office

6 Thank you to our Generous Sponsors of the 2017 Ag Employer Forum. Platinum Sponsors Gold Sponsors Silver Sponsors H2 Visa Recruiting & Facilitating Bronze Sponsors Supporter Sponsors Other Sponsors