Nov 6, 2023
Last week the Virginia Health and Safety Codes Board voted to adopt changes to the COVID-19 Permanent Standard.Virginia Retail Federation, along with the Virginia Business Coalition, strongly advocated that the board repeal the Permanent Standard and...
Nov 6, 2023
(OSHA) issued new guidance on COVID-19 safety for all industries focused on protecting workers who are not vaccinated or who are otherwise at risk in the workplace. OSHA urges all employers to familiarize themselves with the guidance as soon as possible. READ...
Nov 6, 2023
Now is the time to weigh in with the Federal Reserve on new regulations to increase competition needed over the fees banks and card networks charge merchants to process debit card transactions. If enacted, this proposed regulation could save retailers billions of...
Nov 6, 2023
As a reminder, Governor Northam has called a Special Session of the General Assembly to begin on August 2nd. There is not currently an end date sate for the Session. The General Assembly will be taking up the Governor’s proposed budget amendments regarding...
Nov 6, 2023
Below is a list of a few of the bills that passed in the 2021 General Assembly Session that will become effective as of Thursday, July 1st. Many other bills passed that impact the retail industry but they either went into effect immediately or had a delayed...