Immigration Enforcement Preparedness

By UAC | February 14, 2025

Guidance Document for businesses The Georgia Urban Ag Council is dedicated to assisting landscape industry companies in navigating government laws and regulations within an ever-changing environment. President Trump has signed several Executive Orders addressing illegal immigration, and the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) has developed a guidance document for businesses. This resource will support…

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Maintenance Crew Leader

By UAC | March 25, 2021

The Maintenance Crew Leader is the leader and preferably the driver of their assigned crew, consisting of one to two other individuals. The Crew Leader is responsible for filling out daily route sheets, being the liaison between Supervisors and Crew Members, and completing all regular crew member tasks including, but not limited to: mowing, edging,…

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Managing Employees’ Need for Leave As Schools Reopen

By UAC | August 20, 2020

From Stanton Law LLC: August 1, 2020:  Summer is almost over, and the jury is still out on whether kids are heading back to “in-person” school or remaining virtual. In Georgia, some counties are still undecided. DeKalb County just sent out a survey to parents to decide the official plan. Other counties are implementing a…

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2021 Landscape Pro University Education Survey

By UAC | June 25, 2020

Please help us as we plan our 2021 Landscape Pro University Educational Conference & Expo by answering a short survey about educational topics. Click here to complete the survey: 2021 Landscape Pro University Educational Topics Survey

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OSHA Update – Covid-19 Recordable & Fleet Safety/Compliance

By UAC | April 23, 2020

We reached out to a contact from OSHA to provide you with information on Covid-19 issues and vehicles/fleet safety and compliance. OSHA has limited jurisdiction regarding the operations of vehicles; therefore, the OSHA website does not have anything specific on fleet vehicles. However, vehicle cleaning is mentioned for various types of industries in several of…

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