Regulations

Minimum wage increases in two states and key cities

Twelve cities and counties in California, along with Chicago and Cook County in Illinois, Washington, D.C., Oregon and New Jersey […]


07.23.2019

U.S. Chamber of Commerce advocates for business in nation’s capital

More than 3 million businesses of all sizes (including NAFEM) count on membership in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to advance the […]


07.23.2019

Mexico mandates compliance certification for all electrical/electronic imports

Mexico has eliminated exceptions to its Normas Oficiales Mexicanas (NOMs), or official standards, effective June 3. The country now requires […]


06.25.2019

Paper receipts may go the way of plastic bags and straws

California Assembly Bill 161, if approved, would prohibit businesses from automatically providing consumers with paper receipts after Jan. 1, 2024. […]


06.25.2019

What is NSF?

Restaurant buyers, commercial kitchens, health departments and others across the U.S, Europe and in other global markets, often require equipment […]


06.25.2019

CA revises indoor heat-related illness draft regulation

California’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) released another revised draft of its proposed indoor heat-related illness regulation. The draft regulation is […]


03.21.2019

Cal/OSHA updates indoor heat-related illness draft

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has made additional revisions to a draft standard that applies to all […]


02.02.2019

Global conformity schemes

Members looking to stay on top of international compliance and schemes have access to NAFEM’s free Global Schemes tool that […]


01.22.2019

New EU consumer data regulation launches in May

The European Union’s (EU) new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is effective May 25. The GDPR was adopted two years […]


04.23.2018

Prop 65: Bisphenol A (BPA)

Issue Overview The topic of Bisphenol A (BPA) continues to be of importance across the industry, especially for member companies […]


04.23.2018