Category: Legislation

1/9/17 SB 0523 ILLINOIS beverage tax See below. Here’s what we’re up against filed today. For immediate distribution   SB 0523 (SFA 0001) Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Act. Imposes a tax on distributors of bottled sugar-sweetened beverages, syrups, or powders at the rate of $0.01 per ounce of […]

1/6/17 This is in regards to the Cook County Beverage tax that has just passed.  If you do not operate a business in Cook County you can delete without reading further. If anyone has questions on this or are interested in attending you should let me know we would have to get you in under […]

12/6/16 From NAMA – Breaking News: Federal Judge Blocks Department of Labor Overtime Pay Rule Dear NAMA Members:   This afternoon, U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant in Sherman, Texas, agreed with 21 states and a coalition of business groups that the Labor Department’s rule to raise the salary threshold for receiving mandatory overtime from $23,660 to $47,476 a year, […]

11/15/16 From the Cook County Beverage Tax Coalition The Cook County Board of Commissioners passed a penny-per-ounce beverage tax this afternoon after hours of testimony from those for and against the tax.   The tax was passed without a majority of commissioners in favor. During the finance committee meeting, the vote was tied 8-8. A special […]

11/15/16 Shared by NAMA We need you TODAY! Urge Your Member of Congress to Take Action on Impending Overtime Labor Department Rule   Dear NAMA Members: The election is over and Congress has returned to Washington, DC. One of the issues on the docket is a potential modification to the Department of Labor Overtime Rule. […]

11/2/16 From Vending Times Front-Of-Pack Font-Size Extension Does Not Exempt Glassfront Vending Machines From Dec. 1 Calorie-Disclosure Deadline WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration announced in July that it was providing flexibility for certain foods sold through glassfront vending machines. In this announcement, the FDA used the term “extension.” The use of this term […]

11/2/16 Updates on the Cook County Penny Per Ounce Sugar Sweetened Beverage Tax:   From IAMC – I wanted to give a brief update to the proposed Penny Per Ounce Sugar Sweetened Beverage Tax in Cook County.  Monday morning Craig Hesch, Don Anderson and I along with over 100 others had the opportunity to testify in […]

11/2/16 Shared by NAMA With the 2016 election only one week away, NAMA’s Government Affairs Team is excited to provide members with up-to-date election coverage. It is important that the industry participates in the upcoming election and you exercise your right to vote. We encourage those who are attending the Coffee, Tea and Water Show to vote early […]

10/25/16 From NAMA – State and Local Legislative Update Minneapolis Becomes First City in Minnesota to Require Paid Sick Leave Effective July 1, 2017, Minneapolis will require most employers to offer paid sick leave to workers.  Under the ordinance, employees in workplaces with six or more workers would be allowed to accumulate one hour of sick […]