Here are SOME of the issues that Arkansas Grocers and Retail Merchants Association follow. Please feel free to contact our office to learn more about any issue.

Assets Protection

  • Organized Retail Crime
  • Felony Threshold
  • Guns in Parking Lots
  • Security Guards Solicitation
  • Bad Checks
  • Video Surveillance
  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Crowd Management

Credit

  • Identity Theft
  • Gift Cards
  • Interchange Fees
  • Banking Reform
  • Credit Cards
  • Consumer Reporting Agencies
  • Collection
  • Call Centers
  • WIC/Food Stamp Interoperability

Energy Policy

  • Carbon Footprint
  • Energy Incentives
  • Rate Structure/Cases
  • Renewable Mandates
  • Transmission Stability
  • Climate Change
  • Efficiency/Conservation

Environmental Policy

  • Sustainability
  • Plastic Bags
  • Product Stewardship
  • Bottle Bills
  • E-Waste
  • Packaging

Fiscal Policy

  • Income Tax
  • Property Tax
  • Inventory Tax
  • Sales Tax
  • Gross Receipts Tax
  • Streamline Sales Tax
  • Business Activity Tax
  • WOTC/WTW Credit
  • POS Fees – E911
  • Alcohol Tax
  • Beer Tax
  • Cigarette Tax
  • Smokeless Tobacco Tax
  • Item Tax

Grocery

  • Country of Origin
  • Food Labeling
  • Menu Labeling
  • Food Safety
  • Liquor Licensing
  • Tobacco Licensing
  • Food Handling
  • Alcohol/Tobacco Sales Training
  • WIC/Food Stamps

Health Care Clinics

  • Scope of Practice
  • Corporate Practice of Medicine Licensing

Health Care Policy

  • ERISA Preservation
  • Mandated Benefits
  • Employer Mandates
  • State Benefit Reporting
  • Electronic Medical Records
  • Transparency
  • HSA/HRA
  • Wellness and Prevention
  • Retirement Benefits

Human Resources/Labor Policy

  • Employee Relations
  • Unemployment Insurance
  • Workers Compensation
  • Labor Reform
  • Living/Minimum Wage
  • Meal/Personal/Rest Breaks
  • Immigration
  • UI Insurance
  • Paid Leave/FMLA
  • A.D.A. OSHA/Workplace Safety
  • Employment Screening
  • Background Checks
  • Payroll

Pharmacy

  • Medicare/Medicaid
  • Reimbursement
  • Diversion PSE, DXM, OTC
  • Pharmacy Technicians
  • Tracking of Sales
  • Pedigree
  • Conscience Clause
  • Labeling
  • Medical Waste
  • Immunizations
  • Generic Substitution
  • Scope of Practice

Privacy Policy

  • Data Security/Data Breach
  • Drivers License Swipe
  • RFID/EPC
  • Sharing/Use of Information
  • Social Security Numbers
  • Do Not Mail/Text/Call
  • Opt In/Opt Out
  • Advertising/Behavioral
  • Advertising

Product Safety

  • Food Recalls
  • General Merchandise Recalls
  • Restricted Products
  • Kiosks/Electronic Posting
  • Product Chemical
  • Restrictions/BPA

Property Development

  • Building Codes
  • LEED
  • Energy Star
  • Big Box Bans
  • Water Management
  • Waste Management

Store Operations

  • Item Pricing/Scanner Accuracy
  • POS Standards
  • Weights and Measures
  • Video Games regulations
  • Receipt/Rebate/Return Restrictions
  • Signage

Transportation

  • Trucks Idling
  • Hours of Service
  • Infrastructure Fees/Improvements
  • Inland Import Warehouses
  • Mass Transit/Corridor/Development
  • Environmental/Green Trucks