Laws and Regulations

GM is suing a former company director as a means of recouping money lost as a result of a corruption case surrounding promotional products vendors and bribery.

A Utah-based distributor is accused of presenting himself as a 3M representative and claiming to have millions of N95 masks for sale. John Anthony Taylor, owner of Positive Marketing LLC and Wasatch Promotional Products in Park City, reportedly claimed to have access to one billion 3M N95 masks, which raised eyebrows...

A promo distributor was the victim of a scammer who ordered hundreds of T-shirts totaling more than $3,000, only to issue and receive a chargeback once the T-shirts were in their possession. In an email to Promo Marketing, Theda Furlonge, owner of TAF Promotions in Colorado Springs, described the scam...

The Trump Administration officially announced action against Chinese imports of certain apparel, technology and hair products, citing human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region. As we reported previously when this was speculation, the measure will allow U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents to detain and “partially destroy” products produced by flagged companies. The announcement differs slightly…

President Trump’s payroll tax deferral executive order went into effect on Sept. 1, meaning that employers can now temporarily suspend collection of the 6.2 percent federal tax for employees that goes toward social security. The suspension would last through the end of 2020. The details, though, are a bit unclear.

A Kalamazoo, Mich., screen printing company is being accused of failing to deliver $38,000 worth of T-shirt orders. He's also being accused of faking his identity, pretending to be a single mother, and using the promise of profit donation to boost sales.

Apple's current fight against Prepear, a small meal planning app, is a pretty clear David and Goliath scenario. Apple thinks that Prepear’s logo is too similar to its own, and is going after its trademark for the pear logo. Prepear’s parent company, Super Healthy Kids, took to Instagram to try to rally support from customers and onlookers...

Should U.S. Customs and Border Protection make the call, the sources claim that it could affect tens of billions of dollars worth of imported textile and clothing. This would cover cotton, yarn and fabric made in facilities in the Xinjian Uighur Autonomous Region, which has been the subject of scrutiny for a while now over slave labor allegations...

A bill that would have changed the way apparel manufacturers pay their workers in California came up short before it could even get to a vote before a midnight deadline. The bill would have required apparel manufacturing operations to pay workers hourly wages, only allowing per-piece pay as additional incentives...

A lawsuit alleges that Under Armour misled UCLA about its financial standing—resulting in an enormous $280 million apparel contract in 2016—and then failed to make scheduled payments or deliver products as laid out in the contract. Under Armour informed UCLA two months ago that it was terminating the deal with more than $200 million still owed to UCLA...