March 7, 2025

Resources for businesses and employees

We encourage you to monitor these resources for the latest business and safety updates.

  1. Business & Community Assistance Resources
    1. AI Tools Small Businesses Need for Competitive Analysis
    2. Disaster Assistance
    3. FEMA National Risk Index (NRI) for Natural Hazards – shows which communities are most at risk
    4. Feeding America
    5. Los Angeles Fires (2025) – Help and info – Free debris removal deadline March 31, 2025
  2. Food Safety
    1. California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment – Proposition 65 List
    2. Conference for Food Protection Biennial Meeting March 24-28, 2025 – Denver
    3. FDA 2022 Food Code
    4. FDA Authorized Uses of PFAS in Food Contact Applications
    5. USDA Food and Nutrition Service
  3. Human Resources
    1. Community Assistance Programs (Illinois job placement)
    2. DOL Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) – DOL-Timesheet App
    3. DOL Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) – FMLA Poster
    4. EEOC: What You Should Know About the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws
    5. OSHA Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings Fact Sheet
    6. International Economic Development Council (Workforce Reports) – Growing Your Workforce: Strategies to Raise Local Labor Force Participation
    7. National Safety Council – Safety Training, Workplace Safety and Roadway Safety
    8. World Health Organization (WHO)
  4. Energy Resources & Rebates
    1. Appliance Standards Awareness Project (State Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards)
    2. Blue Flame Alliance
    3. California Energy Wise
    4. Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency®
    5. Electric Foodservice Council
    6. ENERGY STAR® Commercial Foodservice Equipment
    7. SoCalGas Food Service Equipment Center – Webinars, Rebates, Safe Food Handling Guidelines
  5. Environment Related Regulation and Requirements
    1. California Assembly Bill 1200 – Hazardous Chemicals in Food Packaging and Cookware
    2. Compliance Monitoring Strategy for the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
    3. Deloitte – Executive Summary of SEC’s Landmark Climate Disclosure Rule
    4. EPA Instructions for Reporting per-or poly-fluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
    5. EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap
    6. PFAS Overview – International Federal State –3.3.25.xlsx
    7. Per- and Polyfluoralkyl Substances (PFAS) Federal Research and Development Strategic Plan
    8. PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation
    9. Prop 65 FAQs for Businesses
    10. Prop 65 – Sample Warnings and Translations For Businesses
    11. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Adoption of Rules to Standardize Climate-Related Disclosures Fact Sheet
  6. Taxes and Tariffs
    1.  Canada Executive Order (March 6): “Amendment to the Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border”
    2. Canada Executive Order (Feb.1): “Imposing Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border”
    3. Canada Federal Register Notice (March 11)
    4. Canada’s Government Website on Engagement with the U.S. on Tariffs and Trade
    5. Canada’s 25% Retaliation list (March 4)
    6. Canada’s Retaliatory Tariffs for U.S. Steel and Aluminum Tariffs (March 13)
    7. Canada World Trade Organization dispute complaint regarding US tariff measures
    8. China’s Ministry of Commerce Announcement of Tariffs on Metals
    9. China Executive Order: “Imposing Duties to Address the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People’s Republic of China”
    10. European Union Response to US Steel & Aluminum Tariffs (March 11)
    11. Executive Order on 25% Aluminum Tariffs and Customs and Border Protection Update (March 11)
    12. Executive Order on 25% Steel Tariffs and Customs and Border Protection Update (March 11)
    13. Implementation of additional duties on products of the People’s Republic of China
    14. Mexico Executive Order (March 6): “Amendment to Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Southern Border”
    15. Mexico Federal Register Notice – March 11
    16. National Association of Manufacturers Fact Sheet on USMCA Boost to North American Supply Chains
    17. Revisions of the Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariff Exclusions Process
    18. Section 301 Four Year Review
    19. Section 301 Proposed Modifications and Machinery Exclusion Process
    20. White House: Fact Sheet on Tariffs on Imports from Canada, Mexico and China
  7. Trade
    1. Canada Forced Labor Law
    2. Customs and Border Protection Trade Outreach Webinars
    3. Department of Commerce – Human Trafficking: Forced Labor Training for Global Supply Chains
    4. European Chemicals Agency – 40 Hazardous Chemicals Added to EU’s Prior Informed Consent (PIC)Regulation
    5. International Trade Administration  – Consolidated Screening List (CSL)  – UFLPA Entity List – FTA Tariff Tool
    6. ITA – Industry Import Monitoring & Analysis – Aluminum – New Country of Smelt Dashboard – Aluminum
    7. ITA – U.S. Imports of Steel Mill Products (for Domestic Consumption)
    8. NAFEM Global Market Access and Conformity Guide
    9. National Association of Manufacturers Fact Sheet on USMCA Boost to North American Supply Chains
    10. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Data Dictionary
    11. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Statistics
    12. USMCA Origin Certification – Informational Fact Sheet
    13. Section 301 Four Year Review
  8. Travel
    1. Department of Homeland Security – Trusted Traveler Programs
    2. U.S. Department of State – Travel Advisories
    3. U.S. Department of State – Travel Resources

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