OSHA Vaccine Mandate Now Faces Uphill Battle November 17, 2021 NFDA Endorsed Provider, SESCO Management Consultants, provided an update on the federal large employer vaccine mandate under OSHA. Challenges to OSHA’s emergency temporary standard have been filed in multiple federal circuit courts across the country, presenting an uphill battle for the mandat...
Experience Better Health Insurance with NFDA and Mercer November 15, 2021 Quality, affordable health insurance is a sought-after benefit by employees. To help funeral home owners ensure they are offering the best possible insurance to retain and attract employees, the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) has partnered with a new Endorsed Provider, Mercer Health &...
Take The Headache Out of Payroll Processing with Heartland November 08, 2021 For some funeral home owners and managers, processing payroll can be time-consuming and complex. NFDA has teamed up with Heartland Payroll Processing to help members manage their business and payroll more efficiently. Heartland – formerly known as TSYS – has been a valued Endorsed Provid...
We’ve Got Your Back: Vaccine Mandates and Build Back Better Legislation November 05, 2021 Last week was full of news out of Washington, D.C., about OSHA’s new emergency temporary standard for the COVID-19 vaccine and the president’s Build Back Better framework. NFDA’s full-time Advocacy staff is actively monitoring and assessing the impact of both of these critical...
Missed a Convention Workshop? November 05, 2021 NFDA had an unrivaled slate of education during last month’s International Convention & Expo in Nashville. You can still learn from the expert presenters by ordering recordings of Convention education sessions! Fourteen sessions are available for purchase as digital downloads. Cost i...
Help Shape the National Board Exam – Volunteer Opportunity! November 05, 2021 Every six years, The Conference undertakes an update to the Job Task Analysis survey that will become the basis for future national and state board exams. This step in the exam development process is integral to the validity of these exams by making sure they continue to be relevant to the job dutie...
Funeral Service Foundation Welcomes New Trustees and Elects 2021-22 Executive Committee November 05, 2021 The Funeral Service Foundation’s Board of Trustees welcomed three new trustees and elected its executive committee at its meeting held during last month’s NFDA International Convention & Expo in Nashville, Tennessee. Click here to read the full announcement from the Foundation.&nb...
Body of WWII Vet Sold for $10,000 for Public Autopsy November 04, 2021 “A 98-year-old World War II veteran who died of COVID donated his body to medical science – only for it to be dissected in front of a live audience at a $500-a-ticket event in a Portland Marriott hotel ballroom.” While this sounds like the plot of a horror movie, unfortunately, ...
2021 NFDA General Price List Study Shows Funeral Costs Not Rising as Fast as Rate of Inflation November 04, 2021 While the prices for many goods and services are increasing rapidly, the cost of a funeral is not growing as fast as the rate of inflation. According to the 2021 National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) Member General Price List Study, the median cost of a funeral has increased only 6.6% over t...
2021 NFDA International Convention & Expo: Reunited and It Felt So Good November 02, 2021 After a hiatus in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Funeral Directors Association International Convention & Expo was back. The convention, which took place, October 17-20 in Nashville, Tennessee, gave funeral service professionals a chance to reunite with colleagues, reexplore wha...