Month: January 2020

CHANGES IN THE LAW REGARDING EMPLOYMENT MATTERS FOR 2020

Effective January 1, 2020, employers must comply with various changes in state and federal law. Here are just a few things to keep in mind: Overtime Thresholds The salary threshold (or minimum salary that can be paid to those classified as exempt from eligibility for overtime compensation) is increasing at the federal, state and city… Read more »

Important Update from IACC Tariffs and Trade Advisor Frank Desiderio

Petitions filed claiming dumping and requesting the imposition of antidumping duties and countervailing duties on fluid end blocks from China, Germany, India and Italy. I.  Type of Action: Antidumping Duty (“AD”): Germany, India, and Italy; Countervailing Duty (“CVD”): China, Germany, India, and Italy II.  Product:The products covered by these petitions are forged steel fluid end blocks… Read more »

Marino Named One of the Most Powerful PR Firms of 2019 by Observer

IACC member Marino was recently named one of the most powerful PR firms of 2019 in the seventh edition of Observer’s PR Power 50. In recent years, Marino has mushroomed from a regional player into a national force with heavy-weight clients, landing it in enviable 19th place in Observer’s annual ranking.