May 23,
2014 by in Industry, Legal
Leaders of the American Home Furnishings Alliance took part in a legislative and regulatory forum in Washington this week, meeting with key officials from the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Labor Relations Board and the Consumer Product Safety Commission, as well as lawmakers, to discuss issues with a significant impact on the residential furniture industry.
May 2,
2014 by in Bedding, Industry, Legal, Product, Sourcing / Importing
The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration
has initiated a review that could revocate part of the antidumping order on wood bedroom furniture from China.
April 25,
2014 by in Furniture Retailing, Industry, Legal
A Schewels Furniture Co. employee was shot Thursday morning during an apparent robbery in the store's Roanoke, Va., parking lot.
April 23,
2014 by in Furniture Retailing, Industry, Legal
The New York Attorney General has settled with a furniture store for engaging in deceptive and misleading advertising by holding a fake going-out-of-business sale.
April 15,
2014 by in Industry, Legal
A coalition of fire safety and health groups has intervened to support the updated California furniture flammability regulations contained in Technical Bulletin 117.
April 11,
2014 by in Furniture Retailing, Industry, Legal
Leon's Furniture has been ordered to pay a former employee $8,000 in damages in a racial discrimination case.