New Rules for Overtime
The 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…
DetailsPresident Obama Strikes Automatic Enrollment from ACA
The 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…
DetailsHouse and Senate Reach Agreement on U.S. Transportation Bill
The 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…
DetailsFMI Overview of Omnibus/Tax Extender Provisions
Recently, 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…
DetailsFMI Regulatory Alert
FSIS 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…
Details2016 MIRA NACS Membership Program
I’d like to thank MIRA and its members for its support of NACS in 2015. MIRA’s support is critical to the advancements we make together as an industry. We accomplished…
DetailsProposed SNAP Requirements Expected in Early 2016
NACS Online The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has announced that a proposed rule with new eligibility standards for retailers in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is expected…
DetailsIRS Delays Filing Deadlines
Recently, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) made an announcement that may affect your clients regarding compliance to new Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandated coverage reports (6055 and 6056) for 2015.…
DetailsMichigan Food Safety Alliance Meeting
Speakers from Kellogg’s, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) focused on best practices, FDA laws, hygiene, and farming at the Food Safety Alliance…
DetailsMDARD: Summary of Proposed Food Law Changes
2009 Food Code. Adoption of 2009 FDA Food Code. Major changes from the currently adopted 2005 Food Code include: Children can’t order undercooked burgers from the children’s menu. Cut tomatoes…
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