We have received several inquiries about the Presidential Memorandum related to deferring social security taxes from September 1 - December 31 of this year. Under the Secretary of the Treasury's guidance, employers are allowed to postpone withholding and payment of the employees portion of the social security tax until January 1, 2021. We have reviewed [...]
For those of you who missed the NCGA Covid-19 Zoom meeting last Tuesday, there will be an additional session this Thursday, August 20 at 7:00 am. This session will be identical to the one held last Tuesday. The previous session was heavily attended, and from what most people said it was very helpful to those [...]
Texas Cotton Ginners’ Trust will be offering Managers’ Session by Zoom every Thursday morning at 10 am for 6 consecutive weeks beginning August 13, 2020 and ending September 17, 2020. We hope this gives everyone an ample opportunity to attend one of the meetings. The meeting runs about an hour. Please keep in mind that [...]
Harrison Ashley with the NCGA is hosting a Zoom meeting from 2:00-4:00 Central on Tuesday, August 11. The exclusive purpose of this call is to discuss COVID-19 Gin Employer Requirements. Attorney Travis Vance with Fisher and Phillips will make the presentation, and participants will be able to ask questions. There is no charge for this [...]
Harrison Ashley from the National Cotton Ginners' Association sent us an update on Mexican CDL Drivers who's licenses will expire during 2020. The Mexican Government is not currently renewing drivers licenses, and they have extended the validity of all licenses until December 31, 2020. If you have a driver utilizing a Mexican CDL that shows [...]
If you have not looked at the Paycheck Protection Act, now might be an ideal time to explore the option. The Federal Government recently extended the program after $130 billion of the $660 billion program went uncollected. The extension to apply gives businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic more time to apply for federal funds. [...]
All remaining TCGA safety seminars have been cancelled. TCGA never sent out registration for meetings this year, so hopefully you had not made plans to attend. This email is just to let you know cancellation of all 2020 safety seminars is official. Several of our venues for safety seminars are not able to host meetings [...]
We have received a few questions related to H-2A workers that are important to ginners considering the use of H-2A workers. First of all, several ginners have asked about whether H-2A workers have to be paid overtime. The answer is yes they do at a cotton gin. Workers at a cotton gin are subject to [...]
The Texas Cotton Ginners' Trust will hold their annual meeting on June 30, 2020 at 10:00 am, following the Texas Cotton Ginners' Association Board of Directors Meeting. It will be held in the Royal BC Ballroom at the Omni Barton Creek Resort, 8212 Barton Club Drive, Austin Texas 78735. Click Here to view a copy [...]
The National Cotton Council has launched a new Contamination-Free Cotton Resource page. This page contains many useful links related to preventing plastic contamination. Here is the link to the NCC web page: http://www.cotton.org/tech/quality/contamfree.cfm This page is also available on the TCGA members-only web page.
