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Texas Cotton Ginners Trust to Offer Managers Sessions by Zoom

Tomorrow, September 17, 2020 at 10am is the last opportunity Trust Member Gin Managers have to attend a Managers’ Session by Zoom. The meeting runs about an hour. Please keep in mind that attending a Managers’ Session by the manager is one of the requirements to qualify for Safety Credit 1 and 5% credit on [...]

By |2020-09-14T09:04:22-05:00September 16th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Texas Cotton Ginners Trust to Offer Managers Sessions by Zoom

FDA Biennial Renewal Around the Corner

Some of you may begin receiving emails notifying you of the need to update your password on the FDA web site in preparation for the Biennial renewal.  If you have not updated your password with FDA recently, take a little time now to be sure your password is updated and that you can access the [...]

By |2020-09-03T14:31:53-05:00September 3rd, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on FDA Biennial Renewal Around the Corner

Deferral of Social Security Tax – Is this a good idea?

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 [...]

By |2020-09-02T09:40:37-05:00September 2nd, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Deferral of Social Security Tax – Is this a good idea?

NCGA to Host Additional Covid-19 Zoom Meeting – Please RSVP

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 [...]

By |2020-08-17T08:00:51-05:00August 17th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on NCGA to Host Additional Covid-19 Zoom Meeting – Please RSVP

Texas Cotton Ginners Trust to Offer Managers Sessions by Zoom

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 [...]

By |2020-08-06T09:31:36-05:00August 12th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Texas Cotton Ginners Trust to Offer Managers Sessions by Zoom

NCGA to Host Covid-19 Zoom Meeting – Please RSVP

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 [...]

By |2020-08-05T14:46:58-05:00August 5th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on NCGA to Host Covid-19 Zoom Meeting – Please RSVP

Mexican CDL’s Valid until December 31

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 [...]

By |2020-07-27T13:14:00-05:00July 27th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Mexican CDL’s Valid until December 31

Period for Loans through Paycheck Protection Act Extended to August 8

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.  [...]

By |2020-07-09T11:23:52-05:00July 9th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Period for Loans through Paycheck Protection Act Extended to August 8

Remaining Safety Seminars Cancelled for 2020

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 [...]

By |2020-07-07T17:13:11-05:00July 7th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Remaining Safety Seminars Cancelled for 2020

H-2A Questions Answered

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 [...]

By |2020-07-07T10:20:26-05:00July 7th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on H-2A Questions Answered
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