Recently, the California Employment Development Department (EDD) updated a required California workplace poster — EDD Notice to Employees (DE 1857A). The revised notice is dated May 2018 but was published in July 2018.
Read MoreHeavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax Return Now in Effect
Dealers using heavy highway vehicles are reminded that the period to file Form 2290, Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax Return, began July 1. Returns must be filed and payments made by August 31 for vehicles on the road during July.
Read MoreAEM Launches National Campaign to Urge President and Congress to Rebuild Our Infrastructure
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers kicked off a new six-figure, national television and digital ad campaign today, reminding members of Congress and the Trump administration of their promise to fix our nation’s infrastructure.
Read MoreWARNING: Beginning August 30, 2018, new Proposition 65 regulations will take effect that significantly overhaul longstanding warning regulations and depart from the rules that businesses have relied on for decades.
Read MoreCaterpillar Will Raise Machine Prices Due to Tariffs
Despite reporting a 24-percent gain in sales and revenues, a record near doubling of profit-per-share and an improved outlook for the rest of 2018, Caterpillar has announced that it will be raising machine prices in response to increased materials costs caused by ...
Read MoreLandscaping Businesses Are Losing Money Because of U.S. Visa Policy
This year has been tough on Shayne Newman, the owner of the Connecticut-based landscaping company YardApes. For the past two decades, Newman’s business has come to rely on help that comes via the H-2B visa program, which allows employers to hire ...
Read MoreCalifornia Dealer Day at the Capital Sways Lawmakers
Equipment dealers sat down with lawmakers and staffers during FWEDA’s Dealer Day at the Sacramento Capital April 4, 2018 to outline the potential negative consequences of the proposed California Right to Repair Act, AB 2110. Bill sponsor Susan Eggman withdrew ...
Read MoreHouse of Representatives Pass Precision Farming Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4881, the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act, written by Reps. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, and Bob Latta, R-Ohio, to establish a Federal Communications Commission task force with the Agriculture Department to evaluate how to meet ...
Read MoreSupreme Court Rules States Can Compel Online Retailers to Collect & Remit Taxes
On June 20, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that states can compel online retailers to collect and remit taxes for online purchases. This position reverses the 1992 Quill v. North Dakota ruling which said only a retailer with a ...
Read MoreUSDA’s Roger Slater Helps Dealers Navigate Changing Workforce
USDA workforce development expert Roger Slater, strategic adviser to the Human Capital Officer for the U.S Department of Agriculture, offers dealers insight into a changing workforce and succession planning at "Leading Change & Succession," FWEDA's 71st annual convention in Palm ...
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