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 […]
Category: 2016
Tesla Slams Brake on Driverless Cars
10/25/16 From Smart Brief on Entrepreneurs Tesla Slams Brake on Driverless Cars by David Fickling Oct 20, 2016 12:51 AM EDT (Updated Oct 20, 2016 4:10 AM EDT) You might have missed it from the way Tesla Motors just announced that all its new cars will have self-driving hardware, but the company Thursday put a brake […]
Industry Files Comments Opposing Beverage Tax Regulations in Philadelphia
10/18/16 From NAMA – Industry Files Comments Opposing Beverage Tax Regulations in Philadelphia Tri-State Automatic Merchandising Council Takes Action to Protect the Industry Today, the Tri-State Automatic Merchandising Council and individual member companies filed comments with the City of Philadelphia on behalf of the industry opposing the overly-burdensome proposed regulation to implement the Sugar […]
Proposed Sweetened Beverage Tax Comes to Cook County, IL
10/18/16 From Vending Market Watch Proposed Sweetened Beverage Tax Comes to Cook County, IL OCT 13, 2016 – Illinois’ Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will propose a penny-per-ounce tax on sweetened beverages as part of a move to close a 2017 budget shortfall, reports the Chicago Tribune. The tax would include sweetened beverages such […]
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Unsuccessful Work Attempts and Expedited Reinstatement Eligibility
10/18/16 From the Federal Register Vol. 81, No. 200 Monday, October 17, 2016 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 20 CFR Parts 404 and 416 [Docket No. SSA-2014-0016] RIN 0960-AH66 Unsuccessful Work Attempts and Expedited Reinstatement Eligibility AGENCY: Social Security Administration. ACTION: Final rules. SUMMARY: These rules finalize the rules we proposed in our notice of […]
Calorie Disclosure 101 – Compliance Tips to Prepare for December 1st Deadline
10/11/16 Shared by NAMA Government Affairs Calorie Disclosure 101 – Compliance Tips to Prepare for December 1st Deadline Join Eric Dell, NAMA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, as he shares calorie disclosure compliance tips for the industry. This webinar will deliver valuable information that can save your bottom line and provide an […]
National Council on Disability Calls for a “Technology Bill of Rights” for 57 Million Americans
10/11/16 From Lawrence Carter Long, National Council on Disability Posted: October 7 Link: http://go.usa.gov/xkYsN National Council on Disability Calls for a “Technology Bill of Rights” for 57 Million Americans Washington, DC – Today, the National Council on Disability (NCD)—an independent federal agency—calls on Congress to establish a Technology Bill of Rights for Americans with Disabilities […]
NAMA Creating List of Food and Beverage Manufacturers with Front of Pack Calorie Labeling
10/4/16 Shared by NAMA NAMA Creating List of Food and Beverage Manufacturers with Front of Pack Calorie Labeling Operators urged to use list to assist in compliance efforts for FDA’s December 1, 2016 Calorie Disclosure deadline In an effort to provide further assistance to vending operators as well as food and beverage suppliers in […]
Cook County Against Beverage Taxes CALL TO ACTION
10/4/16 Shared by Cook County Against Beverage Taxes Coalition CALL TO ACTION – Cook County Coalition Against Beverage Taxes is a group of concerned citizens, businesses and community organizations actively opposing yet another tax on everyday grocery items like soft drinks, juice drinks, sports drinks, fountain drinks, coffee drinks and teas. Right now, Cook County Commissioners want […]
Oakland Soda Tax To Be Included On November Ballot
8/23/16 From Vending Times Oakland Soda Tax To Be Included On November Ballot Issue Date: Vol. 56, No. 9, September 2016, Posted On: 8/22/2016 Emily Jed Emily@vendingtimes.net OAKLAND, CA — Voters in Oakland, CA, will decide the fate of a proposed new tax on soda and other drinks when they cast their votes in November. […]