CONSIDERATIONS FOR HASSLE-FREE GOVERNMENT INSPECTIONS: THE BEST DEFENSE IS A STRONG OFFENSE As we approach the busiest season of the year, fireworks retailers and display companies can expect an inspection from one, if not several, law enforcement and regulatory agencies. These inspections, oftentimes unannounced, are deliberately timed to occur during your busy season due to…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) continues to roll-out various changes to the hours-of-service regulations that were initially adopted in a published final rulemaking, dated December 27, 2011. See, Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 248. The first set of changes became effective in February 2012, and the remainder is scheduled to become effective July…
As we approach the busiest season of the year, fireworks retailers and display companies can expect an inspection from one, if not several, law enforcement and regulatory agencies. These inspections are deliberately timed to occur during your busy season due to the increased level of activity and are oftentimes unannounced (especially federal investigators). The best…
Having offices nearby, and numerous colleagues employed by, Wall Street, talk of currency is, currently, the currency of the day of our conversations; boring, I know. It should come as little surprise to members of the fireworks industry that China is by far the largest economy whose currency doesn’t float; or, for that matter, that…
