Friend of FWEDA Cal West’s Widow Donates Staben Sculptures to Support Association

Friend of FWEDA Cal West’s Widow Donates Staben Sculptures to Support Association

Far West Equipment Dealers Association past president and long-time supporter Cal West passed away on April 29, 2021, and among the items he left behind were two Frank Staben tractor sculptures auctioned during FWEDA’s annual conferences. Cal’s wife, Jennifer Goble, ...

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AEM Launches Resource Page for $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

AEM Launches Resource Page for $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

As the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is implemented, state and local governments, workers, and industry leaders will rely on the Biden Administration for guidance involving the programs and funding in the historically large act. To aid the industry, ...

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Farmer Sentiments Decrease With Concerns Over Rising Costs and Supply Chain

Farmer Sentiments Decrease With Concerns Over Rising Costs and Supply Chain

According to the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, farmers’ attitudes lowered in January as the barometer decreased 6 points. This marks the second lowest it has dropped since July 2020. The decrease is mainly caused by poorer perceptions of current ...

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CDC & OSHA Updates COVID-19 Guidance

CDC & OSHA Updates COVID-19 Guidance

The Supreme Court ruling on 1/13/2022 does not end vaccine mandates, it changes how they will be regulated and enforced. The following days will offer additional information regarding best practices, but in its current state any company mandates will be ...

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Supreme Court Blocks Vaccine and Testing Mandate for Businesses with +100 Employees

Supreme Court Blocks Vaccine and Testing Mandate for Businesses with +100 Employees

In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court blocked the Biden Administration's vaccine-or-test mandate for businesses with over 100 employees. This mandate would have impacted approximately 84 million workers. The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, did allow the mandate for ...

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EDA Board Votes With Three Regional Association Boards to Merge, Five Regional Associations Oppose

EDA Board Votes With Three Regional Association Boards to Merge, Five Regional Associations Oppose

The joint boards of the Equipment Dealers Association (EDA), the Midwest-South Eastern Equipment Dealers Association (MSEDA), the United Equipment Dealers Association (UEDA) and the Western Equipment Dealers Association (WEDA) voted to move forward with a proposal to merge the four ...

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Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to Vaccine/Testing ETS & CDC Updates Isolation Guidance

Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to Vaccine/Testing ETS & CDC Updates Isolation Guidance

Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to Vaccine/Testing ETS The United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on January 7, 2022, regarding the ongoing legal challenges to OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) mandating companies with 100 or more employees require vaccinations ...

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U.S. Supreme Court to Review Vaccine Mandates

U.S. Supreme Court to Review Vaccine Mandates

Following the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals three-judge panel handing down a split decision reinstating the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) vaccination mandate, numerous emergency applications were filed with the U.S. Supreme Court. The Petitioners are seeking expedited review ...

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OSHA’s Vaccine Mandate Heads to Supreme Court After Appeals for 6th Circuit’s Decision

OSHA’s Vaccine Mandate Heads to Supreme Court After Appeals for 6th Circuit’s Decision

"Justice Brett Kavanaugh Monday asked the Biden administration to respond to a flood of appeals of a Sixth Circuit ruling that allowed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to move forward with its controversial vaccine-or-testing mandate for large businesses," according to Fox Business. "The Fifth ...

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