Blog Posts
March 2022
OSHA Hits Gins under Site Specific Targeting Program
At least one cotton gin in Texas has been inspected by OSHA this month under a Site-Specific Targeting inspection plan. For these types [...]
NCGA Online Gin Cost Survey
PLEASE COMPLETE THE NCGA COST SURVEYS. THIS INFORMATION WILL REPLACE THE TCGA COST SURVEYS DONE IN PAST YEARS. The USDA and NCGA developed [...]
Time to Electronically Submit your OSHA 300A info
As we approach the end of February, we would like to remind our members that the deadline to electronically submit injury and illness [...]
February 2022
Registration for Gin School now Open!
Be sure to register early if you are wanting to attend gin school this year! Due to federal Covid restrictions placed on USDA [...]
NCGA Online Gin Cost Survey
REMINDER - Please take some time and fill out the new NCGA gin cost survey The USDA and NCGA developed an electronic version [...]
NCGA Electronic Gin Cost Survey
REMINDER - Please see email below from Harrison at NCGA. The USDA and NCGA developed an electronic version of the Gin Cost Survey. [...]
January 2022
Time to post the 2021 OSHA 300A Injury and Illness reporting forms
As we approach the end of January, we would like to remind our members that the OSHA 300A Form posting deadline is approaching. The [...]
2022 Planting Intentions Survey for Ginners
Please see the following message from Harrison Ashley with NCGA: Dear Ginner, To allow the NCC to have the most complete planting intentions [...]
Updated CDC Covid-19 Guidelines
The Centers for Disease Control recently updated their Covid-19 Guidelines. These new updates decreased the time quarantine/isolation time required after being exposed or [...]
December 2021
Sixth Circuit Dissolves the Stay on the Covid ETS
We received notice from the Coalition for Workplace Safety late yesterday that the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has [...]
2022 Planting Intentions Survey for Ginners
Please see the following message from Harrison Ashley with NCGA: Dear Ginner, To allow the NCC to have the most complete planting intentions [...]
AEWR for H2A Workers increases on Dec 29
Employers using foreign workers under the H2A program are required to pay a wage at least equal to the Adverse Effect Wage Rate [...]
Wage and Hour Inspectors in West Texas
Two gins on the Gulf Coast were visited by Department of Labor Wage and Hour inspectors during this season. In addition, two gins [...]
H-2A Overtime and Wages
We have been getting a lot of questions about H-2A workers recently. In addition, we are in the process of wrapping up two [...]
November 2021
ETS Litigation Consolidated into Sixth Circuit
As we reported earlier, lawsuits challenging the OSHA Covid Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) have been filed all over the country. The ETS is [...]
