The current environment of higher interest rates and high inflation may have a deleterious effect on the retail industry. Although the fear of interest rates and inflation continuing to rise appears to have tapered off, both are still relatively high in comparison to the past twenty-year period. Each on its own can have a negative
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NLRB Dismisses Decertification Petition Because Union’s Disclaimer of Interest Effectively Mooted Employees’ Vote
Walgreens Boots Alliance d/b/a Walgreens Co. and Denise Bentley and United Food and Commercial Workers District Union Local One, case number 03-RD-321385, before the National Labor Relations Board Region 3.
The NLRB left the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) on the shelves long past its sell-by date at several western New York
Consumer Product and Retail Brown-Bag Lunch Series: Cannabis News
June 27, 2024
McGuireWoods latest installment of its bimonthly brown-bag lunch series that explores important topics affecting the consumer product and retail industries. This webinar covers cannabis industry news and speakers answer questions from attendees..
McGuireWoods Speakers
- Royce B. DuBiner, Partner, Chicago
- Allyson M. Maur, Associate, New York
FTC Issues Final Rule Banning Most Non-Compete Agreements
On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission approved a final rule that will ban most employer-employee non-compete agreements. The rule represents an unprecedented federal initiative to invalidate agreements commonly entered into between employers and employees. Read on for details about the final rule and the challenges the rule’s implementation faces.
EEOC Releases Final Regulations Implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
On April 15, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released the long-awaited final regulations implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The regulations will take effect on June 18, 2024. Read on for a summary of the additional clarity and guidance the regulations provide as to the scope and application of the PWFA.
What Businesses Should Know About the NLRB’s Broad Standard for Joint Employment Status
On Oct. 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board issued a final rule that significantly broadens the definition of “joint employment” under the National Labor Relations Act, marking the fifth change to the board’s joint employer standard since 2015. Read on to learn more about how this rule affects employers.
HHS Rescheduling, SAFER Banking Act May Change the Marijuana Landscape
In late August, the Department of Health and Human Services recommended rescheduling marijuana from a Schedule I substance to a Schedule III substance under the Controlled Substance Act. Meanwhile Congress is weighing a bill that would create federal safe harbors for financial institutions to accept deposits from state-sanctioned marijuana business operators. Read on for details
FDA Warning Letter Declares Delta-8 and CBD Gummies ‘Adulterated Foods’
On Dec. 6, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to the owners of online hemp, tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol retailer Hemp-xr.com for introducing adulterated foods into interstate commerce. FDA took issue with certain cookies, edibles, gummies and honey containing delta-8 THC and CBD because they “bear or contain an unsafe food additive.”
Illinois Jumps on the Food Ingredient ‘Banned’ Wagon
Illinois legislators recently joined California and New York in proposing bans on several food additives that a growing number of studies have shown to be harmful to human health. Read on for details and comparison of the three state bills and an update on related federal-level activity.
FTC Issues Largest Fine in Made in USA Enforcement — but Seeks to Collect Much Less
On Dec. 6, the Federal Trade Commission issued a proposed order against ExotoUSA LLC and its owner to resolve allegations that they improperly marketed products online using unqualified Made in USA claims and other false or misleading claims. Read on for details about this case and takeaways for companies that label and market their products