Nov. 14, 2024

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. Working Smarter: How Manufacturers are Using Artificial Intelligence
  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 – 11.8.24.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. 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
    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. NAFEM Global Market Access and Conformity Guide
    8. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Data Dictionary
    9. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Statistics
    10. USMCA Origin Certification – Informational Fact Sheet
    11. Section 301 Four Year Review
    12. USTR Press Release on Four-Year Review
    13. Revisions of the Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariff Exclusions Process
    14. Section 301 Fact Sheet
    15. Section 301 Proposed Modifications and Machinery Exclusion Process
  7. Travel
    1. Department of Homeland Security – Trusted Traveler Programs
    2. U.S. Department of State – Situation in the Middle East
    3. U.S. Department of State – Travel Advisories
    4. U.S. Department of State – Travel Resources

NAFEM has not confirmed the accuracy of or endorsed the information available through the links.