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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC), also known as Obamacare, is a United States federal statute passed in March of 2010. The Act creates a nationwide insurance system and provides federal... more +

FDA’s Delay in Implementing Calorie Labeling Law Leaves Fate Uncertain

BCLP on 5/15/2017

The latest delay by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in implementing new calorie labeling rules gives restaurants and food retailers a little breathing room. Originally set for May 5, the agency pushed back the deadline...more

The Top 10 Labor and Employment Issues Retailers Will Face in 2017

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/4/2017

The coming of a new year always presents uncertainty for retail employers on the labor and employment front, but particularly so this year with the coming of the Trump administration and Republican majority in Congress....more

Five Employment, Labor, and Workforce Management Concerns Impacting Retailers

Epstein Becker & Green on 6/1/2015

Retailers will be busy this summer attempting to conform their policies and procedures to various local, state, and federal laws, such as the spate of state and city sick leave laws, and analyzing proposed amendments by the...more

Small Retailers Again Face Increased Health Insurance Costs

Goulston & Storrs PC on 4/9/2015

The owners of small retail businesses in Massachusetts have come to expect to pay higher health insurance costs than their counterparts in the rest of the country, and unfortunately last year was no exception. ...more

Final Menu Labeling Rules Released by FDA

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 11/26/2014

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released two final rules for menu and vending machine labeling on November 25, 2014. The long-awaited rules stem from provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the comprehensive...more

Sometimes the Government is Here to Help: OIG Proposes More Flexibility in Rules Governing Local Transportation, Beneficiary...

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 10/6/2014

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General ("OIG") just released a proposed rule (“Proposed Rule”) that provides long awaited guidance on patient transportation services, relaxes the...more

Retail Industry Update, No. 4, December 2013: New Year's Resolutions: Five Areas Of Focus For 2014

Fisher Phillips on 12/11/2013

The Affordable Care Act has dominated the headlines of employment newsletters (justifiably) for the last six months. It will continue to be an area of focus for all employers. But don’t lose sight of the fact that all the...more

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