Category: Road Warrior
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$ Saving Programs, EVR Hammer Coming Down, EV Mandates Under Siege
December 19, 2024 Are You Taking Advantage of Our Programs? The Spark Underwriters property-liability-auto insurance program:Spark Underwriters, marketed through World Insurance, offers more than just insurance. The creators of this program, along with the underwriters, claims adjusters, and loss control professionals could all work at the shops they insure. They are leaders in the automotive…
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Health Insurance Dividend, $15.49 Minimum Wage
December 12, 2024 AMT Dividend Approved We are pleased to announce that members of NJGCA who are also enrolled in Association Member Trust (AMT) for their health insurance can expect to see a dividend check several weeks from now. The NJGCA sub-trust, made up entirely of NJGCA staff and members, recently approved a distribution of…
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Fuel Tax Increase, Filing Deadline Suspended, Tariff Impact
December 5, 2024 Motor Fuel Tax increase January 1st This week the Treasury Department announced that on January 1st, the petroleum products gross receipts tax (PPGRT) will increase by 2.6¢ per gallon on all gasoline and diesel motor fuel sold in the state. As with previous annual adjustments, this increase will be passed on to…
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Happy Thanksgiving, Pay Posting Law, LSRP Webinar
November 28, 2024 New Pay Transparency Law signed, Effective June 1st Recently Gov. Murphy signed into law a new bill that will affect how you can advertise for open job positions. These requirements will apply to businesses with 10 or more employees. Employers will be required to include in job postings the wage or salary…
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Organized Retail Crime, Internet Lottery, Credit Card Fees, Overtime Pay Change
November 21, 2024 Organized Retail Crime Last week we saw some favorable progress on several pieces of legislation we support. The Assembly Public Safety & Preparedness Committee unanimously passed the new bill to crack down on organized retail crime (ORC). The bill is structured to go after the growing threat of organized criminal operations which…
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EVR Upgrade Notice – “Practical” November 26th ACO End-Date & Other Considerations
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EVR Updates and New ACO Deadline, Overtime Increase Coming, DEP Regs
November 14, 2024 EVR Deadline: New ACO end-date, Additional Observations, and Information A few weeks ago, we sent along an informational update on the looming Enhanced Vapor Recovery (EVR) upgrade deadline on December 23, 2024. If you haven’t read that edition of the Road Warrior, CLICK HERE to review. Since that notice was circulated, we…
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Elections and their Consequences
November 7, 2024 2024 Election Results–The Politics As you are no doubt aware, former President Donald J. Trump (R) was elected President again this week, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris (D). As we discussed in our Voter Guide, even though the polls showed a near tie in each of the seven big swing states, it…
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Filing Obligation, Safer Locations
October 31, 2024 Reminder for Important Filing Deadline In case you haven’t already, don’t forget to file your Business Ownership Information (BOI) registration with the federal government by the end of the calendar year. Don’t wait until the last minute, as it is being increasingly expected that the huge backlog of business owners who have…
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Industry Updates and Data
October 24, 2024 Industry Updates from NACS Show: Candy Sales Trends NJGCA attended the annual trade show put on by the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS). Every year, they put together a series of education sessions at their annual convention. We know it can be a burden to fly out for a few days…