January 6, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
David French, The National Retail Federation
Business
WASHINGTON – The National Retail Federation welcomed regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Wednesday that clearly define the difference between workers who must be considered employees and those who can be classified as independent contractors. “These rules provide much-needed legal certainty for employers, employees and independent contractors nationwide,” NRF senior vice president for
July 10, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
COVID-19, David French, NRF, trade credit insurance
Leading Headlines, Retail News
WASHINGTON – The National Retail Federation welcomed a report released this week calling for a federal backstop for trade credit insurance, saying the proposal could help provide liquidity badly needed by retailers as they recover from the recession brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. “With retailers already ordering merchandise for the holiday season, vendors need
November 23, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
David French, Department of Labor, Evan Armstrong, federal overtime rule, National Retail Federation, NRF, Retail Industry Leaders Association, RILA
Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News
WASHINGTON — Retailers applauded a judge’s ruling preventing the Department of Labor’s changes to a federal overtime rule from taking effect on Dec. 1. U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant issued a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of a Labor Department rule that would have required businesses to pay overtime to employees making less than $47,476 a
January 4, 2016 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review
Affordable Care Act, David French, Francis Collins, health care industry, health insurance, National Institutes of Health, National Retail Federation
2016, Issue 01-04-2016, Issues, News
WASHINGTON — Republican opponents of President Obama’s health care law may do better by dismantling the Affordable Care Act piece by piece. Under the budget deal passed by Congress and signed by the president last month, a widely criticized tax on high-cost employer health insurance plans has been delayed and two taxes already being collected
February 16, 2015 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Affordable Care Act, David French, Fred Upton, health insurance, Medicaid, National Retail Federation, Orrin Hatch, President Obama, Richard Burr
Issue 02-16-2015, News, Pharmacy
WASHINGTON — Three Republican lawmakers have proposed an alternative to the Affordable Care Act that would stop the expansion of Medicaid and reduce subsidies for middle-income people to buy insurance. The plan would give states more power to list “essential health benefits” of insurance. Coverage for maternity care would no longer be mandated. The proposal was