Apr 1, 2022 | Members Only, Recent News
Dear Industry Member, In late December, President Biden signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) into law. The legislation builds upon previous congressional and executive branch actions aimed at responding to allegations of forced labor and other human rights concerns in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). The UFLPA would establish a rebuttable presumption, […]
Mar 8, 2022 | Legal Corner, Members Only
By David Bertoni, Partner, Brann & Isaacson Long a staple of retail selling, reference price advertising — shorthand for promotions that include a reference to a higher price, which is often “slashed” through — has generated more than its share of state and federal investigations and class action lawsuits. These include a highly-publicized case brought by California […]
Feb 4, 2022 | Legal Corner, Members Only, Recent News
By Martin Eisenstein of Brann & Isaacson It is hard to believe that it has been more than 3-1/2 years since the U.S. Supreme Court, by a slim majority, decided South Dakota v. Wayfair. In a rush to their legislatures, the states quickly adopted economic nexus laws. Every state that has a sales tax, except Missouri, is now requiring […]
Jan 20, 2022 | Legal Corner, Members Only
By Peter Brann and Hannah Wurgaft, Brann & Isaacson For the last few years, plaintiffs have filed over 2,000 lawsuits a year, on average, asserting in cut-and-paste complaints that company websites are not accessible, which they claim violates Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Last year was the biggest yet, with over […]
Jan 19, 2022 | Members Only
With USPS’s massive Annual Compliance Report (ACR) reporting and information release on December 29th, we now have the data to forecast the amount of the next postal rate increase more clearly. Annually or when warranted, ACMA provides members with our prognostications for postal rate changes. Coming off a year in which the USPS gained the ability […]
Jan 14, 2022 | Members Only
Members: The January 11-12, meetings of the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) were once again held virtually. ACMA’s Paul Miller tuned in to all sessions of interest to our membership. Below you will find our recap; hyperlinked session titles or speakers will take you to the slides shown though the USPS did not make all […]
