NPMA’s Online Learning Center is the premier training center for pest management professionals looking to expand their knowledge of pest control as well as earn credits online. Advanced training topics include new hire training, an Associate Certified Entomologist exam prep course, OSHA training, ants, cockroaches, and much more! To learn more about the NPMA Online Learning Center, visit www.NPMATraining.org. ““The FORSHAW Team is excited to partner with NPMA to bring the pest management industry this state-of-the-art training tool that is in direct alignment with our company’s goal of providing added value and offering technology that supports our industry.” - Tom Forshaw IV, President, FORSHAW

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) revised 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.

NPMA is working with our state pest control associations as many states have enacted laws that protect medical or recreational marijuana users from sanctions in employment drug tests. The latest state association that we have teamed-up with is the New Mexico Pest Management Association (NMPMA) and NM SPAR Larry Wills, as SB 406, signed into law earlier this year, erects hurdles for testing medical marijuana patients. However, there is an exemption for “Safety-Sensitive positions”, which is defined as, “a position in which performance by a person under the influence of drugs or alcohol would constitute an immediate or direct threat of injury or death to that person or another.” NMPMA and our member companies are deeply concerned that if commercial pesticide applicators, commercial pesticide operators, or individuals working under the supervision of a commercial pesticide applicator may endanger themselves or others when applying pesticides or driving under the influence of cannabis, regardless if it is for medical purposes. Therefore, NMPMA and our New Mexico structural pest control companies identify commercial pesticide applicators, operators, and individuals working under the supervision of commercial pesticide applicators as “safety-sensitive positions” pursuant to N.M. Stat. § 26-2B-3(Y). Please view our letter to the New Mexico Attorney General, and we will keep members apprised of developments.

Have you ever compared your neighbor’s lawn to your own? Making comparisons is human nature, and it can be an important driver for improvement. Benchmarking in business is a form of financial comparison. Lining up your monthly financials against an industry average can aid in critical decision making in your business to help steer growth and success. This is why the National Pest Management Association needs your help!

Participate in NPMA’s Financial Benchmarking Survey and contribute to a dataset that will shed light on the pest management industry’s latest operating ratios.

 As a membership benefit, NPMA has developed a gallery of 
pest images at My.NPMAPestWorld.org for use by NPMA members.

 

UPFDA invites you to join them at their events during PestWorld 2019. Learn about their plans for the Spring Conference and meet the new Executive Staff.

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