NAW News
Supreme Court Win on Sales Tax Issue
This morning the Supreme Court handed down a decision in the Wayfair case overturning the Quill decision and – finally!! – allowing states to require out-of-state/on-line sellers to collect state sales taxes. NAW filed one separate Amicus brief in this case, and joined another. This is a huge victory for our brick-and-mortar businesses. The immediate outcome of the case could be a [...]
Read MoreJoint Employer Standard Under Review by National Labor Relations Board
As you will recall, in 2015-2016 the Obama NLRB reversed a decades-old standard by which an employer could be considered a “joint employer” for purposes of union organizing, workplace violations, etc., only if that employer exercised “direct control” over the employees involved. Under the Obama-Board’s standard an employer would be considered a “joint employer” if it exercised [...]
Read MoreCommonsense Reporting Act
Today, NAW joined over 200 businesses and national, state, and local organizations in sending a letter to both the House and Senate supporting the Commonsense Reporting Act (H.R. 3919/S. 1908). The bipartisan, bicameral Commonsense Reporting Act provides consumers with help during the annual health coverage open enrollment process, employers with relief from the burdensome reporting [...]
Read MoreNAW Institute for Distribution Excellence Appoints Mark Dancer as Research Leader for the Next Facing the Forces of Change® Report
Washington, DC (May 21, 2018) — The NAW Institute for Distribution Excellence is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Dancer, CEO and Founder of the Network for Channel Innovation, as Research Leader of the 12th edition of Facing the Forces of Change® to be published in late 2019. Facing the Forces of Change®, the most respected research study of wholesale distribution industry [...]
Read MoreNAW Announces Staff Changes
Washington, DC (May 17, 2018) — The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) today announced the retirement of long-time Government Relations Vice President and NAW-PAC Political Director Jim Anderson. “Jim has capably served NAW’s member companies and associations for more than 34 years, representing their interests on Capitol Hill and before Executive Branch departments [...]
Read MoreNAW Joins Comments on Ambush Rule
As you know, the Obama-appointed National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) several years ago promulgated a new rule designed to shorten the time between a union’s successful organizing campaign and the resulting certification election. This rule, called the “Ambush Rule” or “Quickie Election Rule” by opponents because, as a result of the rule, an employer could face a successful [...]
Read MoreNAW Urges President Trump to Reconsider GSA Implementation Plan
NAW’s work on commercial products acquisition reform program enacted in last year’s defense authorization bill and which since has focused on the General Services Administration (GSA), took turns back to Capitol Hill and to the White House this week. On April 17, NAW President Dirk Van Dongen sent a letter to the chairs and ranking minority members of the House and Senate armed services, [...]
Read MoreGDPR-Compliant by May 25, 2018-Are You Ready?
The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation becomes effective May 25, 2018. This regulation will affect any company or organization that collects or processes certain data of an EU citizen. For more information, click here to read NAW's new Legal [...]
Read MoreNew Legislative Issue Briefs Available Now
NAW has posted updated Issue Briefs including a government relations overview, Federal procurement of commercial products, healthcare, labor, marketplace fairness, and more. Click here to read all new [...]
Read MoreNAW Supports Legislative Effort to Address Critical Driver Shortage
Many NAW members have expressed concern about the critical shortage of commercial drivers today -- a shortage that impacts many distributors' ability to efficiently move their products through the supply chain. California Congressman Duncan Hunter has introduced a piece of legislation that would modestly address this problem by removing the Federal regulation that prohibits drivers under the [...]
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