The Potential of Pot
November 6 won’t be the first time citizens vote on the legalization of marijuana (California attempted to do so in 2010.), but with measures polling well in Colorado, Oregon and…
AMT Could Hit 30 Million Households
More than 30 million households could be impacted by the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) if Congress refuses to fix it this year, The Hill reports. “An AMT patch simply has…
Retailers will Appeal Swipe Fee Decision
NACS and a number of other merchant groups are likely to appeal the Nov. 9 decision of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York granting preliminary…
EPA to Move Fast on Delayed Rules
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will soon finalize a suite of rules that the election had put on hold, Inside EPA reports. Rules receiving action include a plan to slash…
FSMA Update to Registration Requirements
Biennial registration renewal for food facilities began October 22, 2012 and must be completed by December 31. The FDA requirement for registration of food facilities has been updated by Section…
Take Action to Limit Online Gaming
U.S. Senators Harry Reid (D-NV) and John Kyl (R-AZ) are advocating legislation that would limit Internet gambling. More importantly for retailers, the legislation would ban the online sale of instant-win…
PCI Council Publishes Risk Assessment Rules
The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council issued guidelines last week on the importance of performing an annual risk assessment for those companies that store, process or transmit payment-card…
EPA Denies RFS Waiver Request
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last week that it would not grant a waiver of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) because it would only reduce corn prices by…
Menu Labeling Rules Tossing Pizzerias
How many different pizza combinations can you order at Domino’s? The answer might shock you: 34 million, as calculated by the company as it began the process of providing calorie…
Obama administration moves forward to implement health care law, ban discrimination against people with pre-existing conditions
The Obama administration moved forward today to implement provisions in the health care law that would make it illegal for insurance companies to discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions. The…