By Randall A. Denha, J.D., LL.M. It now seems more likely that a tax bill of some kind will be passed by Congress this year. I’ve been told by friends on the Hill that a new tax bill is certain. Whether or not you agree with all of the provisions now being offered (still…
By Helena Bottemiller Evich // POLITICO More than a fifth of the U.S. economy and a quarter of American jobs are either directly or indirectly tied to the food and agriculture sectors, according to a new study commissioned by industry groups. The study estimates that more than 43 million jobs and $1.9 trillion in total wages…
After numerous delays, Obama administration’s menu-labeling rule will proceed By NACS Online On November 7th, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance on the Obama administration’s menu labeling rule, “all but ensuring that the oft-delayed rule will finally take effect, nearly eight years after Congress initially called for it,” reports Politico. The…
USDA will begin implementing some eligibility requirements for SNAP retailers beginning Monday, October 16th By NACS Online The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will begin implementing some of the eligibility requirements for retailers participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beginning on Monday, October 16, 2017. Those…
The combined weight of several amendments under discussion ultimately sank the bill By NACS Online Legislation that would allow year-round sales of higher ethanol blends will not move through the U.S. Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee this year, after it attracted amendments that targeted major environmental laws, reports Politico. Committee Chairman John Barrasso…
By the U.S. Food & Drug Administration On August 14, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued guidance to clarify that a waiver to the Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food final rule (Sanitary Transportation rule) covers retail food establishments that sell food for humans, including those that sell both human and animal food,…
Government seeks limited appeal of overtime rule decision; Labor Department plans to issue new regulation By Allen Smith, J.D. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has abandoned its defense of the increased salary level in the 2016 overtime rule. The DOJ said in a brief on June 30 to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal…
Department says it wants salary to be a factor in overtime eligibility NACS Online The U.S. Labor Department suggested last week that it could lower the salary threshold for overtime eligibility set under the Obama administration, Reuters reports. The news source writes that the department asserted to the New Orleans-based 5th U.S Circuit…
Plans to remove debit repeal from the Choice Act were announced By NACS Online Politico is reporting that House Republicans are removing the repeal of debit swipe fee reform from H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act, after facing significant pressure from members in the Republican conference. The repeal effort is the most controversial piece…
The Food & Nutrition Service hits the drawing board to redefine “variety” to work for small retailers NACS Online On May 18th, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food & Nutrition Service (FNS), which oversees the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formally posted an announcement on its website that “passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act…