Dear ACMA Member: We wanted to bring to your attention that the EMA Foundation’s Institute of Postal Studies has released its 2019 mailing industry job study. We urge you to review the complete study (click here); however, below are three of the most noteworthy findings: The mailing industry continues to provide a significant number of US […]
Dear Member: Many of you knew MeritDirect Founder and Partner Ralph Drybrough, who was a great inspiration to ACMA. It’s my sad duty to inform you that Ralph passed away last weekend in Arizona where he and his wife Molly had retired several years ago. Bringing luminaries like Don Libey to MeritDirect gatherings of hundreds, Ralph provided […]
Dear Member: A belated Happy New Year! Thank you for your loyal support of ACMA. However, I must acknowledge my deep concern to our membership for the year ahead. We have high stakes battles on several fronts and without aggressive push-backs, it is not going to end well. I don’t want to be accused of […]
By Martin Eisenstein & David Bertoni Last year was a whirlwind year for state sales taxes. States seized on the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2018 decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair to require sales tax collection by remote retailers based on sales alone; an in-state physical presence is no longer a requirement. To date, all but […]
Chinese Concessions to the US Intellectual Property: This chapter focuses on protecting U.S. company trade secrets, patents, and trademarks. It also concerns protecting U.S. companies against the sale and export of counterfeit and pirated goods. The Chinese have agreed to a number of longstanding commitments on IP issues. Tech Transfer: The Section 301 investigation largely […]
By David Swetnam-Burland The ACMA has received several inquiries from members on how to handle the policies now in force under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which went into effect on January 1, 2020. Chief among them are how best to act on and respond to consumer data deletion requests. In today’s ACMA Legal […]