Judge rules that lawyer misconduct is grounds to reject class action settlement in its entirety NACS Online NACS, along with dozens of merchants, has long opposed the class action settlement with American Express because in many merchants’ view the settlement does nothing to change the anti-competitive restrictions that American Express has placed on merchants. Recently,…
DetailsRetailers have 30 days to dispose of inventory for Camel Crush Bold, Pall Mall Deep Set Recessed Filter, Pall Mall Deep Set Recessed Filter Menthol and Vantage Tech 13NACS Online Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued orders that will stop the further sale and distribution of four currently marketed R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company…
DetailsNGA was recently notified that USDA reversed its earlier instructions to the states and has directed states to transmit October SNAP benefit files to state EBT vendors so that benefits will be available to SNAP recipients on October 1st. USDA had previously instructed states in letter sent Friday, September 18th to not transmit October benefits.…
DetailsDocument provides a brief summary of the final rule and a general understanding of convenience retailer obligations to meet the December 1, 2016, compliance date NACS Online Following up on the Food and Drug Administration’s announcement of a draft guidance document that addresses some of the questions raised about its final menu-labeling rule, NACS is…
DetailsHow likely is it that the government will shut down? The Obama Administration strongly believes that a lapse in funding should not occur. There is enough time for Congress to prevent it. However, without funding from Congress, USDA is required by law to ensure that it does not spend money it doesn’t have. USDA is…
DetailsThe U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have been working overtime lately to change federal labor rules that will make life a bit more difficult on employers in the coming years. NACS GR staff has been keeping an eye on the latest developments and working to make sure employers…
DetailsThe president signed into law a budget package that includes a provision to remove the health-care law’s mandatory automatic enrollment provisionNACS Online Recently, President Obama signed into law a bipartisan budget package that includes legislation to permanently strike the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) mandatory automatic enrollment provision off the federal books. The mandatory automatic enrollment…
DetailsThe five-year, $305 billion highway proposal has bipartisan support in both chambers NACS Online Late Tuesday (December 1, 2015), the Senate and House of Representatives came to an understanding on a five-year, $305 billion transportation measure, Reuters reports. The FAST Act (Fixing America’s Surface Transportation) should be on the floor of the Senate and House…
DetailsRecently, the House released the full text of the 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2016 (“omnibus”) and the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (“tax extenders”). FMI worked with congressional offices and committee staff to ensure that Congress addressed many of the issues that are important to our industry, and we have several wins…
DetailsFSIS Releases Final Rule on Records to be Kept by Official Establishments and Retail Stores that Grind Raw Beef Products Recently, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released a Final Rule amending its recordkeeping regulations to require that all official establishments and retail stores that grind raw beef…
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