Employers using foreign workers under the H2A program are required to pay a wage at least equal to the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR). This wage rate is currently $13.03/hr in the state of Texas. The Texas AEWR will increase to $13.88/hr on December 29, 2021. All H2A employees must be paid a minimum wage [...]
As you have heard, OSHA released its Covid Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) last Friday. On Saturday, a “Stay” was issued by the 5th District Court in New Orleans. Briefs have been delivered by the government and the petitioners and a decision may be made on the stay this week. Multiple other suits have been filed [...]
OSHA issued their Covid Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for general industry on Friday, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has already granted an emergency stay. This case will be put on a fast track, and there may be other cases challenging the rule. Even though the rule is "on pause" for not, it is [...]
For those of you that had to submit an Emissions Inventory Report earlier this year, TCEQ recently started to send out the 2020 Air Emissions Inventory Verification emails. This email has a link in it that allows you to open up your official Emissions Inventory report and verify all of the information is correct. If [...]
It is that time of year again to complete the TCGA Gin Cost Survey. YOUR RESPONSES ARE NEEDED ASAP! We plan to have this information published in time for the first district meeting in late May and we want to include as many gins as possible. This will make the information more representative of the [...]
The Wage and Hour Division has scheduled a group of webinars targeted to Covid-19 and essential workers. Gin workers continued to work throughout the pandemic and the Wage and Hour wants to make sure you as employers as well as employees have all the information on Rights of workers and responsibilities of employers. The Entire [...]
Keeping our workers safe is critical especially for the upcoming ginning season. TCGA has developed a new safety training and updated the work procedure document related to Covid-19. We have also added the Governor's and White House's Guidance to re-opening businesses. Click Here to view all of these items.
