Blog Posts
August 2017
Update on OSHA Electronic Submission of Injury and Illness Records Rule
The OSHA Electronic Submission of Injury and Illness Records rule became effective on January 1, 2017. Under the original rule, gins were required to submit [...]
July 2017
Sharyland Utility Announces its Retail Customers moving to Oncor
Sharyland Utilities announced today that its customers will now become customers of Oncor. This deal is a part of the settlements in PUC [...]
Updated I-9 Form Must be used by September 18, 2017
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued a new version of the I-9 form. Employers must begin using this form by September [...]
Affordable Compliance Engineering Picks up TEEMCO Data
If your gin had a contract with TEEMCO for an SPCC plan, or for Tier II reporting, you will probably be contacted by [...]
February 2017
Pre-Register now for TCGA Trade Show –
It is that time again! All TCGA Annual Meeting & Cotton Trade Show information is now available on our website. You will find [...]
January 2017
Update on Wage and Hour Inspections – Part 2:
We have received the first contact back from the Wage and Hour Inspectors. In the first contact, the inspectors called the gin and [...]
Updated I-9 Form Must be used by January 22
A new I-9 form has been issued and must be used for all new hires after January 22, 2017. This does not affect [...]
December 2016
Update on Wage and Hour Inspections –
As most of you know by now, there are several teams of DOL Wage and Hour inspectors going through cotton gins in the [...]
Wage and Hour Inspectors Hitting Lubbock Area Gins –
We have received two calls this morning from Lubbock area gins that have been visited today by the US Department of Labor Wage [...]
November 2016
Judge blocks new “White Collar Overtime Exemption” rule –
We reported yesterday that the new rule increasing the minimum wage levels for salaried employees who are exempt from overtime pay would be [...]
Changes to “White Collar Overtime Exemption” –
Effective December 1, 2016 there are changes to the minimum wage level for any employees who are classified as salaried employees exempt from [...]
OSHA News –
Don't Forget about the New OSHA Reporting Rule: With ginning season underway in West Texas, we have seen several instances where reportable injuries [...]
October 2016
Acknowledgements
Texas Cotton Ginners' Association Cotton Gin Safety Program Acknowledgments This online version of the safety program would not have been possible without the [...]
