NACS weighs in on the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to not finalize 2014 standards under the RFS program until 2015 A year of delaying the final decision on the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard came to an end last week. The U.S. Environmental Agency issued a notice that it will not be finalizing 2014 applicable percentage…
As liability deadline for EMV adoption nears, merchants have incentives to adopt new technology As people resolve to change habits with the New Year, one habit that they won’t have a choice about changing is “swipe” versus “dip” when paying by card at retailers across the country, as the United States embraces EMV or “chip…
Liz Webber A host of regulations on nutrition, food safety and country-of-origin labels that will be released or take effect this year promises to keep retailers on their toes in 2015. Just after Thanksgiving last year, the FDA released its long-awaited rule on menu labeling, which included extensive requirements for supermarkets. “This was absolutely something…
One of the proposed measures in President Obama’s budget would increase the federal tobacco tax to $1.95 per pack Among the new taxes proposed in President Obama’s fiscal 2016 budget is an increase to the tax on tobacco products. The administration proposes to nearly double taxes on cigarettes and small cigars to about $1.95 per…
AGs call on nine oil companies asking them to eliminate the illegal products from convenience and fuel retail locations that operate under their brand names NACS Online The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) sent a letter this week to the CEOs of nine oil companies asking them to help eliminate any synthetic drug sales…
New nationwide campaign includes $100 reimbursement for upgrading to EMV terminals NACS Online American Express has officially launched its Small Merchant EMV Assistance Program. The nationwide campaign will help U.S. small merchants fight fraud through a $10 million reimbursement program designed to accelerate adoption of EMV payment terminals. It will also arm small merchants with…
Bipartisan bill would repeal ethanol blending requirement of RFSSenators Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) are working together to urge the repeal of a piece of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) that requires refiners to blend a certain amount of ethanol into the nation’s fuel supply. “The federal mandate for corn ethanol is both…
In a column for American Banker, NACS lobbyist explains how excessive swipe fees hurt the entire economy – not just retailers and consumers NACS Online In a column published in March for American Banker, NACS Senior Vice President of Government Relations Lyle Beckwith explained how price-fixing in the business of processing credit- and debit-card transactions…
By Dr. Roy Littlefield, III Recently, SSDA-AT participated in a Small Business Labor Safety Roundtable for OSHA/MSHA. In attendance was Patrick Kapust, Deputy Director of Enforcement Programs, Directorate of Enforcement, Occupational Safety and Health Administration to give an update on enforcement data and trends involving small businesses around the country. As you should know by now, a…
Experts question slower transaction time and supply chain issues for EMV cards NACS Online CPI card group, which produces credit cards for a majority of issuers, has been swamped with orders for new cards equipped with EMV chip technology and is struggling to keep up with demand. “We are working 24-7,” Docia Myer of CPI…