The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted a list of records required by the Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) rule, to help ease the verification process during an FSVP […]
On October 7, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) announced several proposed decisions on rail demurrage and accessorial rules and charges, intending to make the dispute resolution process more streamlined and […]
The White House announced on September 25 that President Trump and Prime Minister Abe of Japan had come to an agreement to resolve several pending trade issues between the nations. The […]
H.R. 4378, legislation to provide government funding for an additional seven weeks, was signed into law on September 27. With a new shutdown deadline of November 21, Congressional appropriators and […]
On the September 25, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) announced that member countries agreed to a set of rules on international remuneration rates that would allow countries adopt self-declared rates […]
Have you or your customers been impacted by container demurrage? If so, please send to your comments to IWLA’s Washington Representative Pat O’Connor at poconnor@iwla.com. On September 13, 2019, the […]
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has published proposed changes to the ways freight rail rate disputes are handled by the Board in smaller cases. These proposals originated from the STB’s […]
The House Education and Labor Committee is set to hold a markup on September 25th at 10:15 am (EDT) for the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 2474/S. […]
On September 24th, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that it had finalized a rule to amend the minimum salary threshold for overtime eligibility from the current level of $455 […]
Stakeholder Input Sought in Public Meeting on New Era of Smarter Food Safety The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that it will hold a public meeting on […]
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