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The National Retail Federation applauded today’s congressional hearing exploring the impact of the National Labor Relations Board and Labor Department’s Obama era expansion of joint employer standards, which have increased businesses’ exposure to lawsuits and unionization efforts.

NRF called on the Senate to confirm U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Kevin McAleenan as the permanent head of the agency.

July and August should be two of the busiest months ever seen for imports, possibly settting a new record as merchants enter the back-to-school season and begin to stock up for the holday season that will follow, according to NRF's Global Port Tracker report.

Retail industry employment turned a corner in June, gaining 7,400 jobs over May, the National Retail Federation said.

NCCR says it is disappointed by the EPA's proposal on the amount of corn ethanol that will be required to be blended into the nation's fuel supply in 2018.

The National Retail Federation today praised congressional efforts to replace former President Obama’s Affordable Care Act in an op-ed published in the newspaper USA TODAY, but added that further actions are needed to provide relief for employers from Obamacare’s compliance burdens.

The National Retail Federation today offered support for William Emanuel, President Trump’s latest nominee for the National Labor Relations Board, and urged the Senate to swiftly confirm both Emanuel and Trump’s earlier nominee, Marvin Kaplan.

NRF says Stephanie Martz, former White House and congressional attorney and partner at one of Washington's top lobbying firms, will join the organization in September as general counsel.

In the July issue ofSTORES, the Top 100 list features the annual ranking of U.S. retailers by domestic sales.

During 2017 NRF PROTECT, a select group of law enforcements officers and LP professionals were honored for their work in protecting and serving the retail industry and its customers.