NLRB Ruling: What Does it Mean for Business?
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The National Restaurant Association and other business groups who have spent years fighting through Congress and the courts to rein in an activist National Labor Relations Board are hailing the recent decision by one of the nation's most influential federal appeals courts declaring unconstitutional all three of President Obama's January 2012 "recess appointments" to the NLRB.
Renewable Fuel Standard Mandate Stands
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The Environmental Protection Agency has decided to not waive the Renewable Fuel Standard mandate for corn-based ethanol. In the wake of this year's extreme drought, the National Restaurant Association and others had argued that the federal government should grant the temporary waiver so that more corn could be used to bolster the food supply.
Displaying Mixed Beverage Tax Statement on Customer Receipt
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House Bill 2033, passed during the 82nd Regular Session in 2011, allows a mixed beverage permittee to add a separate statement on a customer’s invoice, bill or other receipt that discloses the amount of mixed beverage tax to be paid by the permittee on that sale. The tax disclosure statement is intended to be informational purposes only.
Tax Treatment of Mandatory Gratuities
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Mandatory gratuities are considered income to the restaurant. Most operators are familiar with this tax treatment when assessing a labor charge for banquets, but some are not aware that this concept extends to a mandatory tip amount or service charge.
NRA Opposes Proposed Swipe-Fee Settlement
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The National Restaurant Association today announced its opposition to a proposed settlement agreement in a long-running merchant lawsuit against Visa, MasterCard and some large banks over allegedly anticompetitive swipe fees.
Changing the Mixed Beverage Tax to a Sales Tax
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The Texas Restaurant Association plans to seek legislation in the upcoming Legislative Session to change the mixed beverage tax to a sales tax. In the last session, we passed a bill allowing for the disclosure of the 14% mixed beverage tax on a customer's receipt. While tax transparency is important, we'd like to change the incident of the tax from the seller to the purchaser to more closely follow our existing sales tax structure.
Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Law
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The Supreme Court issued it's decision upholding the Patiend Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The Supreme Court has held that the individual mandate provision of the PPACA is constitutional.
Court Invalidates Ambush Election Rule
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A federal court this week nullified the National Labor Relations Board's ambush-election rule which would allow union representation elections to be held in as few as 10 days after the filing of a union petition.
Appeals Court Delays NLRB Poster Requirement
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In a major setback for the National Labor Relations Board, a federal appeals court today officially put the brakes on a new poster mandate that the NLRB sought to impose on most U.S. businesses starting April 30.
Healthcare Watch: Court to Decide Future of Law
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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this week in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of some segments of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — most notably the mandate that most individuals must purchase health insurance or be fined.
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- Court OK's New NLRB Poster Mandate
- Health Care Law: Some Answers, More Questions
- NLRB Poster Delayed until April
- USDA Forecasts Lower Food Inflation Rates for 2012
- UI Tax Rates Decrease for 2012
- US Supreme Court To Rule on Health Care Law
- National Restaurant Association Supports Tax Reform
- Restaurant Owners Will See Savings as Fed Caps Swipe Fees
- NLRB Delays Poster Requirement
