Archive for October 2024

The U.S. Department of Commerce Announces End of Nearly Yearlong Investigation into Illegal Imports of Aluminum Extrusions Per the U.S. Department of Commerce’s findings, China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam sold dumped and subsidized aluminum extrusions into the U.S., violating international trade…

SBA and FEMA Need Disaster Relief Funding! Eight days into the fiscal year, the federal government has spent nearly half the disaster relief that Congress has allocated for the next 12 months, which soon will force the Federal Emergency Management Agency to restrict spending unless Congress approves additional funding. On September 4th and recently, President…

HHS Emergency Response for Hurricanes Helene and Milton The recent hurricanes have sent the Department of Health and Human Services into emergency response mode as the agency seeks to ensure the storms have minimal impact on health care delivery. Since Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Big Bend of Florida on September 26th, HHS has…

The Supreme Court Begins its New Nine-Month Term The Supreme Court has begun its new nine-month term. The Court will hear cases concerning guns, transgender rights, online pornography, and workplace discrimination. This week’s arguments are set for two cases; one on a procedural dispute concerning unemployment compensation and the other involved deciding the proper jurisdiction…

This Week in Congress Election Day is less than 25 days away and polls continue to suggest a breathtakingly close race nationally and a margin-of-error contest in key states. Attention in Washington, D.C. right now is properly focused on the outcome of the presidential and congressional elections. Additionally, this week, the Supreme Court started its new…

Port Strike Averted Dockworkers at U.S. East and Gulf coast ports ended their strike last week with port owners by reaching a tentative agreement on wages.  The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) agreed to extend their contract until January 15th.  Container ports from Houston to Miami and up to Boston were closed for three days due…

Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Webinar – Thursday, October 10, 2024 On Thursday, October 10, 2024, at 2:30 P.M., a webinar entitled “Small Businesses and the Corporate Transparency Act”, was offered by the Small Business Legislative Council (SBLC) to the members of its participating associations and industry groups including ASA. Attorneys from Barnes & Thornburg discussed…

Upcoming Webinar: Small Businesses and the Corporate Transparency Act Join our friends from Barnes & Thornburg on October 10th at 2:30pm Eastern for their upcoming webinar, “Small Businesses and the Corporate Transparency Act.” This webinar is offered by the Small Business Legislative Council (“SBLC”) to the members of its participating associations and industry groups.  If…

Congress is in Recess Until After the Election! Last week, a government shutdown was averted with Congress passing a three-month stopgap spending bill that will fund the government through December 20th.  The House cleared the legislation in a 341-82 vote, including support from 209 Democrats and 132 Republicans. All 82 “no” votes came from Republicans.…

Port Strike Begins at East and Gulf Coast Ports The contract between the ports and about 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) expired at midnight on Tuesday, October 1st.  Even though progress was reported in talks on Monday, the workers went on strike. Late Monday, the United States Maritime Alliance said it increased…