FTC Finalizes Non-Competes Ban
A divided Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved on April 23 final regulations that will largely prohibit employers from entering into new non-compete […]
DOL Raises Minimum Salary Threshold for Overtime Pay
The Department of Labor (DOL) issued earlier today its final rule altering the Fair Labor Standards Act overtime regulations. The rule includes […]
ILMA Guidance: Employee Representation During OSHA Walkaround Inspections
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) updated its “Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process” Rule (29 CFR 1903.8 (c)) (the “Walkaround Rule”) […]
OSHA Issues Final Worker Walkaround Rule
OSHA issued last Friday its final rule on the worker walkaround representative designation process. The rule allows third parties, including union officials […]
Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Inhance Technologies
A federal appeals court has sided with Inhance Technologies, allowing it to continue production of the small, plastic lubricant containers many ILMA […]
Court Finds Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional, Limits Injunction
Earlier this month, a federal court judge in Alabama declared the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) unconstitutional and prohibited the Treasury Department and […]
ILMA LubeTrends Virtual Town Hall: 2023 Year-End Wrap-Up
Sponsored by: Last week, a group of industry experts met with ILMA members in a town hall webinar to discuss the most […]
Mexico Adjusts Lubricants Ban and Permit Process
The Mexican Ministry of Energy (SENER) and Ministry of Economy published an agreement last week that modifies the October 23 decree (translated […]
EPA Scraps Oily Wastewater Changes
The EPA has said that it will not seek comments to potentially change its approach to used oil and wastewater mixtures. “ILMA […]
Mexico’s Adjusted Lubricant Import Regulations: Key Changes and Impacts on ILMA Members
The Mexican Ministry of Energy (SENER) and Ministry of Economy published an agreement last week that modifies the October 23 decree (translated copy here) prohibiting […]
Obtaining Permits for Mexican Imports
The Secretary of Energy in Mexico (SENER) has published online instructions (translated copy) for those interested in importing goods into Mexico corresponding […]
Update: Mexican Motor Oil Import Ban
As previously reported, Mexican president Lopez Obrador issued a decree earlier this week temporarily banning imports of over 60 fuels, chemicals and […]