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Anniversaries

Front Porch Farms (2012)
James Cole Winery (2008)
Jean Phillips (2003)
Loma Del Sol Vyds (1999) 

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Member News, October 2013

Live Well, Work Well

The Live Well, Work Well Newsletter is a monthly newsletter focusing on employee health and wellness. This month's content features information on making healthy lunches, breast cancer prevention and finding Halloween savings. Please click here to print and post the bulletin in English and in Spanish or contact us to request color reprints for your employees.

What to Tell Your Employees about Health Care Reform
As harvest winds down, another busy season begins for many employers - the season of Open Enrollment, the time when important decisions have to be made about employee benefits. 2014 open enrollment brings the added challenge of implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and explaining this law and its nuances to your employees. Where do you begin? We are sharing some sound advice from an expert in this area, Jennifer Benz of Benz Communications, fittingly titled: What to Tell Your Employees about Health Care Reform.

NEW on CGF's website

We have lots of new and improved resources for you on the CGF website. Check out the new Health Care Reform page for employers.  We've also created pages for employees, in English and in Spanish including the clever YouToon's video and a series articles to help them understand how reform may apply to them.

 

Please also visit the Member News page where we have posted two new items in the Labor Law section; a summary of California Employee Leave Laws and a Guide to Completing Form I-9.

Upcoming Events

Human Resource Professional in Agriculture (HRPA) Certificate Program
Hosted by Agricultural Personnel Management Association 
9:00 am - 3:30 pm, registration includes lunch 
Classes may be taken individually or complete the series to obtain certificate 
All classes to be held at the Napa County Farm Bureau, 811 Jefferson St., Napa 
10/29/13 #104 Managing Employee Compensation 
11/21/13 #106 Human Resource Development 
12/16/13 #107 Information and Cost Analysis in HR Management 
January 2014 date to be determined #108 Management and Leadership for HRM Professionals 
ELECTIVES (one required for program certification), dates TBD 
#202 Workers' Compensation in California: History, Law and Application 
#203 Safety and Health Regulations and Requirements in Agriculture 
This series also offered in Stockton Click here for the full schedule

WINOS (Wine Industry Officers of Safety) 
Cal/OSHA's Order Prohibiting Use and other topics 
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Sutter Home Winery Main Street Facility
 
RSVP:By Friday, October 11th to Bonnie at: 707-302-3282 (office) or by e-mail [email protected] 
Free Quit Smoking Classes 
Clinic Ole 1141 Villa Lane, 2nd Floor, Napa 
Monday Evening Classes 6:15 - 7:30pm 
Call 253-6100 Ext. 132 to enroll 
AgSafe offers Sexual Harassment Prevention webinars 
First Tuesday and Thursday of every month 
For class times and prices, contact AgSafe  
HealthCare Napa Events 
Many Napa County residents have questions about the changes to health care system and health care coverage coming down the line over the next six to twelve months as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is implemented. To help Napa County residents figure out what's happening, a collaborative of local organizations will be presenting HealthCare Napa, a series of outreach and education events to be held at various locations across the County over the coming months: 
10/8/13 4:00pm - 6:00pm - Calistoga Community Center 
1307 Washington Street, Calistoga, CA 94515 
For more information contact Akon M. Walker, Staff Services Analyst at 707-253-4265 or email [email protected]

Hosted by AgSafe 
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 8:00 am - 5:00 pm 
Hilton Sonoma, Santa Rosa 

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