Laws + Regulations

Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, will present two Legislator of the Year Awards. Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio; and Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., will be recognized at its seventh annual PPAI Legislative Education and Action Day (L.E.A.D.)...

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) has determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of certain uncoated paper from Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia and Portugal that the U.S. Department of Commerce has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the governments…

Staples, Framingham, Mass., announced that it, along with Boca Raton, Florida-based Office Depot, intend to waive the merger-agreement termination date of Feb. 4, 2016, extending it to May 16, 2016. The companies’ boards of directors did this to allow for the completion of the ongoing federal court litigation with the Federal Trade Commission...

Paper products supplier Verso Corp. announced in a note to customers that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the bankruptcy court for the district of Delaware in order to facilitate a debt restructuring aimed at strengthening its balance sheet. The company said the move would have no impact on its day-to-day operations...

Dynamic Drinkware, Oshkosh, Wis., took what the company called a “huge step” in its federal court case against National Graphics Inc., North Branford, Conn. According to Plastics Today, Judge William C. Griesbach of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin...

The IRS has announced it is extending the 2016 due dates for Affordable Care Act (ACA) information reporting. While the deadlines have changed, the requirements are still the same and covered businesses are still obligated to file. “This is good news all the way around,” said Richard Roddis, president for ComplyRight, Oxnard, Calif...

Electronics For Imaging Inc. (EFI), Fremont, Calif., announced victory in a patent lawsuit filed against it in June 2013. Componex Inc. sued EFI, alleging infringement of two patents. EFI maintained from the start that the lawsuit was meritless...

Consumers for Paper Options, a coalition of individuals and organizations advocating to preserve access to paper-based services and information, applauded the introduction of legislation that would partially reinstate the mailing of paper-based tax resources...

In a statement issued through the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Senator Carper said that the iPOST bill “includes a comprehensive package of reforms that would place the Postal Service on firm financial footing, stabilize and improve service performance...

Consumers for Paper Options (CPO), a coalition of individuals and organizations advocating for access to paper-based services and information, applauded Senators Collins and King, and Congressman Poliquin for urging the SEC to extend the public comment period for Rule 30e-3.