How Fed Policy on Swipe Fees Quashes Market Forces
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…
OSHA Enforcement Update
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…
More EMV Concerns Emerge
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…
Food and Drug Administration Bans Trans Fats
NACS Online FDA to eliminate the use of trans-fats by 2018, after determining they are not “generally recognized as safe” for use in human food The U.S. Food and Drug…
Senators Introduce Bill to End Online Lotteries
NACS-supported legislation restores long-standing interpretation of the Wire Act NACS Online Recently, U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), Mike Lee (R-UT),Marco Rubio (R-FL), Dan Coats…
Supreme Court Ruling Upholds ACA Subsidies
The U. S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled to uphold tax credits for Americans purchasing health care coverage through federal exchanges established under the Affordable Care Act. The 6-3 decision,…
AmEx Will Cease Merchant Prohibitions
Card company will stop practice of prohibiting merchants from promoting other cards, following legal ruling NACS Online Following a judge’s ruling earlier this year that the practice was anticompetitive, American…
FDA Delays Menu-Labeling Requirements
CSP Daily News The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is extending the compliance date for menu-labeling requirements in certain restaurants and retail food establishments including some convenience stores and…
Calories on menus, menu boards delayed until 2016
By Mary Clare Jalonick // Associated Press Diners will have to wait until the end of 2016 to find calorie labels on all chain restaurant menus. The Food and Drug…
Clouds on the Horizon for Vaping Industry
NACS online Anticipated FDA rules likely to require expensive approval process for all vape products, leading to possible “vapocalypse” The Wall Street Journal took a look at the possible ramifications…