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5 Key Strategies for Reducing Employee Turnover: Insights for Business Leaders

5 Key Strategies for Reducing Employee Turnover: Insights for Business Leaders

In this article, we’ll dive into five advanced strategies that company leaders can leverage to significantly reduce employee turnover while optimizing the overall employee experience...

  March 11, 2025 Read more
A Challenging Time for Employers: Immigration Issues

A Challenging Time for Employers: Immigration Issues

There is a lot of talk and a lot of questions right now about the new administration’s policies and statements on immigration. ICE (Immigration & Customs Enforcement) is the Federal enforcement agency that focuses on immigrant status. They have recently been assisted by the FBI, DHS and other law enforcement agencies when they conduct “raids” to locate and detain suspected offenders. Californi

  March 3, 2025 Read more
Cooperages 1912 Names Richard Shelton as Director of Sales and Operations

Cooperages 1912 Names Richard Shelton as Director of Sales and Operations

Cooperages 1912, a subsidiary of Independent Stave Company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Shelton as Director of Sales and Operations for North America, South America, Australia, and Asia.

  February 18, 2025 Read more
Navigating Workforce Challenges: Insights on Migrant Labor and Immigration Compliance

Navigating Workforce Challenges: Insights on Migrant Labor and Immigration Compliance

Wine Industry Network (WIN) has opened registration for Growing Forward, a virtual Vineyard & Grower focused conference series tackling the most pressing topics and issues faced throughout the grape growing cycle...

  February 14, 2025 Read more
The Future of Work: Preparing Your Organization for the Evolving Workplace

The Future of Work: Preparing Your Organization for the Evolving Workplace

The future will demand more agility, creativity, inclusivity, and digital fluency from leaders at every level. This article will examine the key forces shaping the future of work and outline the strategies that organizations must adopt to stay ahead...

  February 13, 2025 Read more
Prepare Your Business for ICE Audits and Immigration Raids: What You Need to Know

Prepare Your Business for ICE Audits and Immigration Raids: What You Need to Know

In the event of potential heightened immigration enforcement, businesses must be informed so that they can be prepared. CMPR put together a brief guide for all businesses on what it can do now in advance of any immigration action.  Please click here to read more . In short, the following are the key action steps all businesses should take: Key Steps to Take Now: I-9 Compliance: Ensure that al

  February 5, 2025 Read more
Building a Strong Employer Brand in the Wine Industry

Building a Strong Employer Brand in the Wine Industry

It's no secret that 2024 was a tough year for our industry. Wineries are contending with unsold grapes, rising tasting room prices, and shrinking consumer budgets. On top of that, younger generations are shifting their preferences away from wine in favor of other beverages. To stay competitive, wineries not only need to adapt to shifting consumer trends—they also need to rethink how they attract a

  January 29, 2025 Read more
5 Tips for Designing Effective Incentive Compensation Programs

5 Tips for Designing Effective Incentive Compensation Programs

Often we are asked about tasting room staff incentives for wineries and best practices for a program. An Incentive Compensation Program (ICP) is a tool used to motivate and compensate a sales professional to meet goals or metrics – over a specific period of time – to help achieve business goals.

  January 28, 2025 Read more
California’s SB 1105: Expanding Paid Sick Leave – What It Means for Wine Industry Employers and Workers

California’s SB 1105: Expanding Paid Sick Leave – What It Means for Wine Industry Employers and Workers

Starting January 1, 2025, California’s Senate Bill 1105 (SB 1105) is expanding paid sick leave benefits for agricultural workers, including those in the state’s wine industry...

  January 20, 2025 Read more
Monica Cohen Appointed CEO of the American Cider Association

Monica Cohen Appointed CEO of the American Cider Association

Cohen, formerly a C-suite executive at Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), brings a wealth of expertise in organizational growth, brand development, and strategic leadership.

  January 16, 2025 Read more
The Wine Industry’s Talent Crisis: Why Investing in Mid-Level Professionals Is Essential for the Future

The Wine Industry’s Talent Crisis: Why Investing in Mid-Level Professionals Is Essential for the Future

As the workforce ages and young talent burns out, the wine industry risks losing its next generation of leaders and ambassadors. Here’s how to reverse the trend and secure the future of wine.

  January 15, 2025 Read more
T. Edward Wines & Spirits Appoints New Chief Growth Officer to Lead Strategic Expansion and Cross-Functional Innovation

T. Edward Wines & Spirits Appoints New Chief Growth Officer to Lead Strategic Expansion and Cross-Functional Innovation

T. Edward Wines & Spirits is thrilled to announce the appointment of Anthony Zraly as Chief Growth Officer (CGO)

  January 13, 2025 Read more
How Is Your Company Communicating Labor Law Postings to Remote Employees?

How Is Your Company Communicating Labor Law Postings to Remote Employees?

What Are Labor Law Postings/Posters? Every employer should be familiar with labor law posting requirements. Postings are required Federal, State, or local regulations regarding employee rights under their employer. Various agencies issue labor law postings to ensure employees receive notice of their rights in the workplace or protocols they must follow. Some common topics in these postings are wor

  January 9, 2025 Read more
Butterfly Appoints Robert Hanson as CEO of The Duckhorn Portfolio

Butterfly Appoints Robert Hanson as CEO of The Duckhorn Portfolio

Butterfly Equity today announced that Robert Hanson has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of The Duckhorn Portfolio...

  January 7, 2025 Read more
Register for CMPR’s 2025 Employment Law Update

Register for CMPR’s 2025 Employment Law Update

Save the date for Carle, Mackie, Power, & Ross's Annual Employment Law Update. Major changes in 2025 include: Increasing minimum wages and exempt salaries.  Wage and hour (PAGA) reform. Crime victims leave expansions. Indoor and outdoor heat illness standards. And many more! Speakers Arif Virji, Esq. Samantha Pungprakearti, Esq. Justin Hein, Esq. Sarah Hirschfeld-Sussman, Esq. Kristin Mat

  December 18, 2024 Read more