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Download PDF, Click Here. MINNESOTA Tax on Advertising Services – Update Last week we told you about a concerning bill that is working its way through the Minnesota legislature that could seriously harm printers and graphic communications businesses in the state. On March 25th, the bill was heard in the House Taxes Committee and laid […]
Download PDF, Click Here. MINNESOTA Tax on Advertising Services A concerning bill is working its way through the Minnesota legislature that could seriously harm printers and graphic communications businesses in the state. The bill is HF 4343 and would expand the state-wide sales tax to include “advertising services.” This includes all digital and non-digital advertising […]
Download PDF, Click Here. MINNESOTA Minnesota Chamber The results of the Minnesota Chamber’s PFML User Experience Survey have been released. Last Tuesday, the results were presented to the House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Committee. The Chamber reports that the survey results have generated awareness of the business perspective for PFML. Download PDF with results for more […]
January is right around the corner, make sure your company is ready for the new year. These two new Minnesota laws will take effect January 1, 2026. Review links to learn more and review past Printing Industry Midwest (PIM) webinars about these laws. Changes to the Minnesota Meal & Break Time Law – Starting January 1, […]
Download PDF, Click Here. Once again, our industry is under attack Printing Industry Midwest (PIM) would like to bring to your attention two pieces of proposed federal legislation H.R. 2441 and S. 1877, collectively known as the Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2025. At first glance, these bills appear to modernize how financial institutions […]
Download PDF, Click Here. IOWA HF 767 – Private Sector Employee Drug Testing This new law is effective July 1, 2025 and modifies employers’ and employees’ rights related to drug testing of employees. Modifications included a definition change in safety-sensitive-positions defined by the employer, expansion of allowable methods to notify employees of test results, allows […]
Download PDF, Click Here. IOWA SSB 1221 – Income Tax Constitutional Amendment On April 10th, the Senate Ways & Means Committee convened and approved legislation that, if ultimately enacted, would amend the Iowa Constitution. The language would require the General Assembly to achieve a two-thirds vote to raise the individual or corporate income tax in […]
Download PDF, Click Here. MINNESOTA Carbon Black Ban Proposed Back on February 27th, we sent you an email on proposed Carbon Black Legislation. This is that email: The attack on Carbon Black has come to Minnesota. As we know, Carbon Black is a component of black inks to provide an intense black color. Human exposure […]
Download PDF, Click Here. MINNESOTA Carbon Black Ban Proposed The attack on Carbon Black has come to Minnesota. As we know, Carbon Black is a component of black inks to provide an intense black color. Human exposure to carbon black through printing is limited because it is bound within a matrix. According to the NIH […]
Download PDF, Click Here. IOWA HSB 114 – Unemployment Insurance Premium Reform The Governor’s proposal for premium reform of the Iowa Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund has been introduced in the Iowa House. Recall that in recent years Iowa has transformed the legacy “unemployment department” into a re-employment agency at Iowa Workforce Development. Now recently unemployed Iowans […]
