Membership Value Added Offerings

Compensation Study

Purchase the latest Compensation Study to gain valuable data and help your company do business better, CLICK HERE

TNLA Endorsed Service Provider: Hotchkiss Insurance

Protect. Build. Grow. We believe that by safeguarding ones’ most valuable assets, people and businesses are better able to grow and prosper. With an advisory approach, an ability to reduce complexity and an abiding care for all of those who entrust themselves to us, we deliver tailored insurance solutions that protect you from life’s uncertainties.

For more than 40 years, we have protected clients of all sizes with comprehensive commercial insurance plans. Available coverages include: general liability, builders risk, commercial auto, cyber liability, surety and bonds.

Featured Member Benefit Partners

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PartnerShip® –FedEx and UPS rates are going up in 2021, and it’s more important than ever that TNLA members know how to mitigate the impact to their business. PartnerShip®, the benefit provider that manages the TNLA Shipping Program, has analyzed the new rate charts so you can accurately prepare for the year ahead. Download the free white paper to see a breakdown of where you’ll find the highest increases and get a simplified explanation of the complicated changes you need to be aware of. Then be sure to enroll in the TNLA Shipping Program to save up to 40% with FedEx and offset the rising costs.

2021 Virtual Retail Summit Wrapped Up, Catch Up by Watching it On-Demand Today

TNLA held its first Virtual Retail Summit, and it was a SUCCESS! Attendees were inspired by TEDx speaker Dr. Talaya Waller and that inspiration carried throughout the event. By the end of the event, attendees were able to see new plants coming out in 2022, discovered hot trends and hot plants to include into retail facilities and landscape businesses, and learned all about how to answer those tough gardening questions.

Did you miss it? Don’t worry, TNLA is offering this

course on-demand now available for purchase! Click HERE to be part of this fun and knowledgeable experience!

Legislative & Regulatory Update

Governor Greg Abbott Names Emergency Items

TNLA has been anticipating Governor Abbott’s naming of emergency items, which were announced Monday night. Emergency items are the only items which can be acted on in the first 60 days of the Legislative session, a significant advantage over other bills.

Abbott’s new emergency items include major priorities for TNLA member businesses like the expansion and development of broadband internet. In addition, Governor Abbott has designated limiting the civil liability of employers who act in good faith from COVID lawsuits. These two items alone will have direct impact on the long-term growth of our industry.

Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas Approved by Senate

Alejandro Mayorkas was confirmed on Tuesday to serve as secretary of Homeland Security, putting him in charge of carrying out the Biden administration’s immigration agenda and tackling national security concerns. The H-2A and H-2B community, including TNLA, will be watching the new Secretary intensely with his treatment of the foreign work visa programs and how it interacts with the larger immigration debate. Of note, the DHS will need to authorize additional visas that were allowed for in the last funding bill when the H-2B cap is hit this year. Look for more updates on this in the coming months as TNLA monitors this closely.

OSHA Releases New COVID Worker Protection Guidance

Under the new Department of Labor, employers can undoubtedly expect a more aggressive DOL and OSHA standard for worker protection in the COVID era. Biden released the following Executive Order directing the agency to examine whether an emergency standard is needed HERE

In the meantime, new guidance has been issued advising employers to consider several different factors. You can find the guidance HERE