Updated June 13, 2025

Resources for businesses and employees

We encourage you to monitor these resources for the latest business and safety updates.

1. Business & Community Assistance Resources

  1. AI Tools Small Businesses Need for Competitive Analysis
  2. Disaster Assistance
  3.  Economic Presentation, Dr. Chad Moutray, Chief Economist, National Restaurant Association – May 2025
  4. FEMA National Risk Index (NRI) for Natural Hazards – shows which communities are most at risk
  5. Feeding America
  6. Illinois Small Business Assistance
  7. RSM & U.S. Chamber Middle Market Business Index (published June 12, 2025)
  8. U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

2. Food Safety

  1. California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment – Proposition 65 List
  2. FDA 2022 Food Code
  3. FDA Authorized Uses of PFAS in Food Contact Applications
  4. USDA Food and Nutrition Service

3. Human Resources

  1. Community Assistance Programs (Illinois job placement)
  2. DOL Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) – DOL-Timesheet App
  3. DOL Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) – FMLA Poster
  4. EEOC: What You Should Know About the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws
  5. OSHA Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings Fact Sheet
  6. International Economic Development Council (Workforce Reports) – Artificial Intelligence Impact on Labor Markets
  7. National Safety Council – Safety Training, Workplace Safety and Roadway Safety
  8. World Health Organization (WHO)

4. Energy Resources & Rebates

  1. Appliance Standards Awareness Project (State Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards)
  2. Blue Flame Alliance
  3. California Energy Wise
  4. Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency®
  5. Electric Foodservice Council
  6. ENERGY STAR® Commercial Foodservice Equipment
  7. SoCalGas Food Service Equipment Center – Webinars, Rebates, Safe Food Handling Guidelines

5. Environmental Related Regulation and Requirements

  1. California Assembly Bill 1200 – Hazardous Chemicals in Food Packaging and Cookware
  2. Compliance Monitoring Strategy for the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
  3. Deloitte – Executive Summary of SEC’s Landmark Climate Disclosure Rule
  4. EPA Instructions for Reporting per-or poly-fluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
  5. EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap
  6. PFAS Overview – International Federal State –3.3.25.xlsx
  7. PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation
  8. Presentation on the Chemical Basics of PFAS
  9. Prop 65 FAQs for Businesses
  10. Prop 65 – Sample Warnings and Translations For Businesses
  11. Safer States Legislation Tracker Website

6. Tariffs

Given the constantly changing nature of the tariff situation, NAFEM updates the Taxes, Tariffs and Trade page of nafem.org regularly. We recommend visiting this page for information and consult with your customs broker for up-to-the-minute tariff information relative to your business and its products.

7. Trade

  1. Canada Forced Labor Law
  2. Customs and Border Protection Trade Outreach Webinars
  3. Department of Commerce (DOC)
  4. Department of Commerce – Human Trafficking: Forced Labor Training for Global Supply Chains
  5. European Chemicals Agency – 40 Hazardous Chemicals Added to EU’s Prior Informed Consent (PIC)Regulation
  6. International Trade Administration  – Consolidated Screening List (CSL)  – UFLPA Entity List – FTA Tariff Tool
  7. ITA – U.S. Aluminum Import Monitor – Country of Most Recent Cast Dashboard & Country of Smelt Dashboard
  8. ITA – U.S. Imports of Steel Mill Products (for Domestic Consumption)
  9. NAFEM Global Market Access and Conformity Guide
  10. National Association of Manufacturers Trading to Win – Manufacturing Investment Accelerator Program and Interactive Tariff Impact Map
  11. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Data Dictionary
  12. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Statistics
  13. USMCA Origin Certification – Informational Fact Sheet
  14. U.S. Trade Representative
  15. White House website

NAFEM has not confirmed the accuracy of or endorsed the information available through the links.