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Fed Overtime Rule To Be Reviewed
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When questioned during his budget testimony about the overtime rule issued under President Obama, Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Alexander Acosta said: "The department is in the process of drafting a request for information that I think will be filed probably in the next two to three weeks asking for public information and public comment on the overtime rule."
The overtime rule was initially set to go into effect on December 1, 2016 and would have more than doubled the salary level at which employees are automatically exempt from overtime pay requirements, from $23,660 to $47,476.
A U.S. District Court temporarily blocked the implementation of the rule last November and it remains unclear whether the Trump Administration will continue to defend the rule or abandon it entirely. Secretary Acosta indicated that the current exempt salary level doesn't account for the fact that "life gets a lot more expensive," but stated that the way the rule was issued "created a shock to the system."
Additional stakeholder feedback gathered through the upcoming request for information could be used as the basis for proposing a new version of the overtime rule.
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Rauner Calls Special Session On IL State Budget
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 IL Gov. Bruce Rauner has called a 10-day special session to try and pass a state budget.
The special legislative session would run from Wed. June 21, through the June 30 end of the fiscal year.
Rauner said Republicans have put together a "budget plan I can sign" and expressed hope the Democrat-led General Assembly will agree.
The governor has laid out the terms to which members of the General Assembly must take up during the special session. The terms include considering legislation, new or pending, which address a balanced budget and structural reforms including but not limited to property tax relief, job creation, workers' compensation reform, government consolidation, education, term limits, pension reform, and spending limitations.
On Wednesday, Senate and House Republicans held a press conference outlining there plan to end the impasse. The plan is being dubbed the 'Capitol Compromise' and features both structural, pro-growth reforms, along with a full fiscal year budget and suggested modifications to the tax omnibus bill.
Read
more and view further details on the package
here.
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Dayton Sued By MN GOP Legislative Leaders
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MN Republican legislative leaders filed
a lawsuit against Gov. Mark Dayton over his vetoes of funding for the House and Senate for the next two years.
Dayton used his line-item veto authority late last month to zero out funding for the House and Senate for the next two years in an effort to bring them back to the negotiating table on five provisions in budget bills he signed after lawmakers adjourned their special session.
The complaint seeks a judge's declaration that Dayton's action violated the separation of powers clause of the Minnesota Constitution. It claims the vetoes "impermissibly control, coerce and restrain" the Legislature in the exercise of its duties. The complaint asks the court to restore the two-year funding of $129 million that Dayton zeroed out.
Dayton has hired former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Sam Hanson to defend him in the lawsuit.
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GOP Budget Impasse In WI Continues
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Republicans who control both the WI Assembly and Senate have reached an impasse over funding for K-12 education, transportation and tax cuts.
The Joint Finance Committee (JFC) met last Thursday - the first time it had met in nearly two weeks, due in part to the ongoing impasse - to debate and vote on portions of the Governor's proposed 2017-19 biennial budget.
The impasse is expected to push final approval of the budget past the July 1 deadline for the new fiscal year. That means funding will continue at current levels, similar to what happened in 2015 when budget deliberations pushed into the first two weeks of July.
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Labor Regulations Will Substantially Affect Fruit & Vegetable Production
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Fruit, vegetable and other labor-intensive agricultural production in the U.S. will be "substantially" affected over the next decade by increases to minimum wage and other evolving labor regulations, Jennifer Ifft and Travis Grout, both with the School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University, write in farmdoc DAILY.
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MWFPA Friday/Weckel Scholarships Awarded
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 The MWFPA Human Resources Committee of MWFPA has chosen six candidates to receive Friday/Weckel scholarships for the 2017-18 academic year. The recipients are as follows
Carlton A. Friday Scholarship Award
1. Abigail Solum
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UW-River Falls
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$1,500
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2. Erin Marchant
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UW-Platteville
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$1,500
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3. Madeline Bode
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UW-Platteville
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$1,500
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Kenneth G. Weckel Scholarship Award
1. Anna Lucht
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UW-River Falls
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$1,500
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2. Johnanthan Sogin
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UW-Madison
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$1,500
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3. Elizabeth Martino
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UW-Platteville
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$,1500
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Letters have been sent notifying each recipient of their selection and inviting them to the annual convention in Rochester, MN. Congratulations to our winners and thank you to the HR Committee for their work with our scholarships!
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MWFPA Offers Exclusive Property & Casualty Insurance Program For Members
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 The Midwest Food Products Association is pleased to announce that
its members now have access to an exclusive insurance program that is written specifically for our industry. With assistance from the risk management firm Hays Companies, this program offers a customized Property and Casualty insurance program.
The program offers a complete insurance program for all business types, from processor to manufacturers, logistics to wholesaler and anything in between. No market segment is excluded, and no organization is too large or too small.
Learn more about what the MWFPA Insurance Program can do for you by visiting the program's website:
https://mwfpa.haysprograms.com/.
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MWFPA Events You Won't Want To Miss
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October 5, 2017:
MWFPA Sporting Clay Challenge. Milford Hills Hunt Club,
Johnson Creek, WI.
November 28 - 30, 2017:
MWFPA 113th Annual Convention and 90th Processing Crops Conference. Mayo Civic Center, Rochester, MN.
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Other Educational Opportunities
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October 17-18, 2017:
Dryer Technology - Madison Concourse Hotel, One West Dayton Street,Madison, WI 53703.
Expand your knowledge of industrial dryer fundamentals and learn how to apply proven methods to improve dryer efficiency, reduce operating and energy costs, and improve your operations. This course will focus on the continuous drying of particulate materials from foods to inorganic chemicals. For further information, click
here.
October 19, 2017: Atomization and Spray Technology
: Focus on Spray Drying. Madison Concourse Hotel, One West Dayton Street
Madison, WI 53703. In this introductory course you will gain a solid understanding of the atomization process and atomizer designs. You will learn the differences in performance of different atomization methods, how to select the proper atomizer for your product requirements, and how to improve the operation of your existing atomizing system. For more information, click here.
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