June 25, 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. How to Use AI to Assess your Competition
  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
  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. International Economic Development Council (Workforce Reports) – Leading and Managing Next-Levels EDOs: Leveraging Technology
    6. National Safety Council – Safety Training, Workplace Safety and Roadway Safety
    7. 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
    8. WHO funded article on health effects from domestic use of gaseous fuels
  5. Environment Related Regulation and Requirements
    1. EPA Instructions for Reporting per-or poly-fluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
    2. Compliance Monitoring Strategy for the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
    3. EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap
    4. California Assembly Bill 1200 – Hazardous Chemicals in Food Packaging and Cookware
    5. PFAS Overview – International Federal State – 6.6.24.xlsx
    6. PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation
    7. Prop 65 FAQs for Businesses
    8. Prop 65 – Sample Warnings and Translations For Businesses
    9. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Adoption of Rules to Standardize Climate-Related Disclosures Fact Sheet
    10. Deloitte – Executive Summary of SEC’s Landmark Climate Disclosure Rule
  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 – PFAS Proposal
    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. United States Trade Representative (USTR) Section 301 Search by 8-digit HTS Code
    11. USMCA Origin Certification – Informational Fact Sheet
    12. Section 301 Four Year Review
    13. USTR Press Release on Four-Year Review
    14. Revisions of the Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariff Exclusions Process
    15. Section 301 Fact Sheet
    16. Section 301 Proposed Modifications and Machinery Exclusion Process
  7. Travel
    1. Department of Homeland Security – Trusted Traveler Programs
    2. U.S. Department of State – Israel-Hamas Conflict: Latest Updates
    3. U.S. Department of State – Travel Resources

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