Flowers entering the United States from Ecuador are now subject to import tariffs after a U.S. trade program granting duty-free status to Ecuadorian flowers expired at midnight December 31. Under the new protocol, duties on mini carnations are 3.2 percent. All other...
Congress approved, H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, this week, marking the first time in 30 years since the tax code has been overhauled. The final bill is a compromise between the House and Senate versions which both chambers passed earlier. Highlights in the bill...
Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a ruling that overturned Specialty Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center of Mobile (“Specialty Healthcare”), an Obama-era Board decision that allowed unions to organize “micro-units” of employees....
As noted in the December 8, 2017 Week in Review, most commercial truckers as of December 18, 2017, including those in the floral industry, are required to use electronic logging devices (ELDs) while operating vehicles with model years 2000 or later. Agricultural...
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced this week it is seeking input from the public about possible changes to the Obama-era union labor policies. In 2014, the NLRB finalized a rule that rushed union elections which left employers little time to prepare....
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