Laws + Regulations

In an unusual show of bipartisan unity, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the sweeping Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 (H.R. 3076) last Tuesday by a 342-92 vote, clearing the way for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) reform legislation to move on to the U.S. Senate, where a companion bill (S 1720) already has similar bipartisan support...

The U.S. Department of Labor published its yearly increases to the maximum civil penalties that may be assessed via OSHA citations.

President Biden recently issued two Executive Orders mandating COVID-19 vaccines for many companies. Here's what you need to know.

In the shadow of the largest postage hike in more than a decade and official service delays affecting First Class mail as of Oct. 1, a new campaign called “Keep US Posted” is being launched. Keep US Posted will engage Americans in advocating for postal policy that preserves essential services, while accentuating the way our mail system...

The heavy hitting headlines coming out of President Biden’s address on his Administration’s efforts to find a path out of the pandemic focused on OSHA’s pending Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) mandating COVID-19 vaccines for certain employers. Action item No. 5 of the six-point Path Out of the Pandemic plan unveiled on Sept. 9 garnered less attention, but is still worthy...

On July 27, 2021, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced new recommendations for vaccinated people in the continuing effort to control the spread of COVID-19. The CDC updated recommendations do not...

On the heels of last week’s House action on postal reform, the Senate this week got into the game by introducing companion legislation, the Postal Reform Act of 2021, to address USPS financial, service and transparency reforms. This bipartisan legislation, led by Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Gary Peter...

With an increasingly vaccinated world, it is time for Congress to address the next phase of industry sector relief and recovery. The live business events sector drives a huge amount of print demand, particularly in the apparel, promotions, wide-format, and commercial print segments...

The newest relief legislation passed during the COVID-19 pandemic is the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The new law contains several human resources provisions that went into effect on April 1 and will continue through Sept. 30, 2021. Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) was created last year as part of the...

Incorporating data from NAPCO Research, insight from government affairs analysts and reporting from our editors, the 2021 State of the Industry report is a comprehensive look at the challenges of the past year and the opportunities available to industry businesses as the year progresses. The report features four subsections and five Q&As with industry experts…