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25 Sep

Posted at 07:13h in Regulatory
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On Tuesday, September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule to make 1.3 million American workers newly eligible for overtime pay. The final rule updates the earnings thresholds necessary to exempt executive, administrative and professional employees from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) minimum wage and overtime pay requirements, and allows employers to count a portion of certain bonuses/commissions towards meeting the salary level. The new thresholds account for growth in employee earnings since the thresholds were last updated in 2004. The final rule becomes effective on...

20 Sep

Posted at 06:47h in Regulatory
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The FMCSA has proposed the following changes to the Hours of Service (HOS) rule: Broaden the short-haul exception to make it available to certain commercial drivers by lengthening drivers’ maximum on-duty period from 12 to 14 hours, and extend the distance limit within which the driver may operate from 100 air miles to 150 air miles. Modify the adverse driving conditions exception by extending the maximum window during which driving is permitted by two hours. Increase the safety and flexibility for the 30-minute break rule by tying the break requirement...

12 Sep

Posted at 14:19h in Regulatory
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At an event in Washington, D.C., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler and Department of the Army Assistant Secretary for Civil Works R.D. James announced that the agencies are repealing a 2015 rule that impermissibly expanded the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act. The agencies are also recodifying the longstanding and familiar regulatory text that existed prior to the 2015 Rule—ending a regulatory patchwork that required implementing two competing Clean Water Act regulations, which has created regulatory uncertainty across the United...

10 Sep

Posted at 14:11h in Industry News
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The Mid America CropLife Association (MACA) held its annual business meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, and elected officers for 2019-2020. The group also filled several board of director positions at the September 5 meeting. New officers are President Tim Riley, AMVAC Chemical Company; Vice President Lindsey Jackson, Corteva Agriscience and Secretary/Treasurer Greg Welsh, CNI.  Paul Edsten, FMC, will serve as immediate past president. Elected to three-year board of director terms were:  Joe Olson, Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC; Lisa Klein, MMI; and Jay Morris, Morris-Bixby.  Elected to two year board of director terms were David...

04 Sep

Posted at 07:35h in Regulatory
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On Oct. 16, 2019, EPA will hold its semi-annual Environmental Modeling Public Meeting. This is a public forum for pesticide registrants, other stakeholders, and EPA to discuss current issues related to modeling pesticide fate, transport and exposure for risk assessments in a regulatory context. The meeting will focus on: Sources of usage data (relating to the actual application of pesticides, in terms of the quantity applied or units treated); Spatial applications of usage data; Model parameterization; Extrapolation of usage data to fill in gaps; Temporal variability of usage; and Updates on...

22 Aug

Posted at 09:47h in Regulatory
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A federal court yesterday sided with Kansas and declared that the Obama-era Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule exceeded federal authority and violated administrative procedures, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said. “From the beginning, it was clear to us that the WOTUS rule proposed by President Obama’s administration went far beyond the authority granted to the federal agencies by the Clean Water Act and did not go through the proper administrative procedures prior to its adoption,” Schmidt said. “This ruling agrees with our assessment and lays the groundwork for the...

21 Aug

Posted at 07:12h in Industry News
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At its 2019 annual meeting in Manhattan, Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association (KARA) chose Lance Nelson of Alliance Ag & Grain LLC as its chairman. Nelson was chosen by the association’s 20-plus member board of directors to serve his two-year term through August of 2021. "I am honored to serve the agribusiness industry in this role,” Nelson said. “This honor is a tremendous privilege and I look forward to helping advance our industry through this association.” Nelson is the 54th industry leader since 1960 to be picked into KARA’s pinnacle role after previously...

19 Jul

Posted at 07:16h in Regulatory
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After December 16, 2019, all motor carriers and drivers subject to the ELD rule will be required to use electronic logging devices (ELDs) to record hours-of-service data. To help the motor carrier industry and ELD providers prepare for this important deadline, FMCSA is hosting a series of live question and answer sessions. Register for a Live ELD Q&A Session To keep these sessions as informative for the participants as possible, FMCSA is segmenting the Q&A sessions by audience. Select the most relevant session for you and register using the links below. Sessions for...

10 Jul

Posted at 07:26h in Industry News, Regulatory
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Reservations are now being accepted for the biennial Region 7 Local Emergency Planning Committees Planning and Response Conference on August 8-10, 2019, at the Embassy Suites Omaha Downtown Old Market. The conference brings together experts from business, industry and government in the fields of chemical emergency, preparedness, prevention, transportation, and health and safety to collaborate and inform participants about chemical risk protection and promotion of chemical safety. Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs) serve as focal points in communities for information about hazardous materials, emergency planning, and environmental risks. To assist LEPCs...

05 Jul

Posted at 06:11h in Industry News, Regulatory
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The new paraquat and dicamba labels are more restrictive than the restricted use pesticide product labels we’re used to. A significant change is that their use is limited to certified applicators. That is, there is no use of these products (e.g., mixing, loading, application) that may be performed by an individual without a current pesticide applicator certification — even if that individual is supervised by someone with a current pesticide applicator certification. This restriction applies to both commercial and private applications. The KDA pesticide and fertilizer program has made the following...

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