Government Affairs & Legal Articles

The election of Donald Trump to a second, non-consecutive term as President of the United States will result in dramatic policy changes from Washington, DC, immediately after his swearing-in on ...

Proposed De Minimis Imports Rule and the SHOP Safe Act On Sept. 13, the Biden administration announced new actions to “crack down on de minimis shipments with unsafe, unfairly traded ...

Canadian Railroad Impasse, Shipping Issues for Q3 On August 22, Canada’s two biggest railroads, Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), locked out their workers after failed ...

Supreme Court Decisions Curtail Agencies’ Reach Three summer 2024 decisions from the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will have a major impact on administrative law. SCOTUS repealed Chevron deference ...

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act With so many new employee-relations regulations now being issued by the U.S. Dept. of Labor,  Occupational Safety and Health Administration, National Labor Relations Board, and even ...

Shipping and Tariff Developments On Feb. 26, 2024, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) published the final rule “Demurrage and Detention Billing Requirements.”  Most of the rule went into effect on ...

The CRA and New Regulations Concerns among Democrats in Washington, D.C. that Republicans could win the White House in November has caused Biden Administration officials to accelerate their regulatory agenda. ...

State Recycled Content Laws Laws requiring certain percentages of post-consumer resin content in plastic packaging are  gaining traction in some states.  According to the Association of Plastics Recyclers (APR), by ...

Congress Begins Moving a Bipartisan Tax Bill On January 17, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) announced bipartisan, bicameral ...

IHA Government Affairs Achievements IHA has had a number of government affairs achievements in the last four years with some of the more notable victories discussed below.     New UPU Agreement:  ...