Legislative Updates
Sunday Sales Referendum List With Effective Dates – Updated 12/16
Sunday Sales Referendums Effective Dates Please click here to download our spreadsheet with the results of the November 8th election. - Updated 12/16 Recent Updates to the list: ***NOTE – Savannah has changed from a 1/1 to 12/18 effective date as of late yesterday evening (12/15). Barrow County – Updated effective date 12/18 – Updated [...]
Read MoreLegislative Update 12/2/2011
Legislative Link 12.02.2011 Food Needed for Session!! The Georgia General Assembly begins on January 9th and the GFIA provides Senators with a continuous break in a room right off the Senate chamber. If your company is interested in donating snack items (excluding beverages) please contact Jason Bragg, (770) 438-7744. Thank You!!! In this Issue Will [...]
Read MoreSunday Sales Referendums Carry Throughout the State!
The GFIA is currently in process of finalizing a list of cities and counties that passed Sunday sales referendums last night and we will have it to our members very soon. A preliminary count shows that voters overwhelmingly approved of local control reflecting the intent of the original legislation. Here’s a brief rundown of the total of [...]
Read MoreLegislative Update 11/7/2011
Georgia Food Industry Association Legislative Link 11.07.2011 – Special Edition Retailers: Peanut Butter Prices Needed for WIC The GFIA is currently working with WIC to address the rising prices of peanut butter. To help us assist Georgia WIC we are asking retailers to send us the following information: Your LOWEST priced 16-18oz jar of peanut [...]
Read MoreLegislative Update 11/3/2011
GFIA Members: Please read and prepare your stores! We are following up on a Legislative Update we sent out on October 14, regarding information concerning some upcoming changes in SNAP benefits. Beginning Saturday, November 5, the majority of the 840,000 Georgia families receiving SNAP benefits, will experience a change. Many will receive their benefits on [...]
Read MoreLegislative Update 10/14/2011
Georgia Food Industry Association Legislative Link 10.14.2011 SNAP Issuance Dates Changing for Some Customers Recently Georgia’s SNAP program (formerly Food Stamps) announced changes in the dates that some participants will be receiving their benefits. Participants will now have their distribution date based on the last digit of their Department of Human Services (DHS) Client ID [...]
Read MoreInformation on SNAP benefit date distribution change
Click here to download DHS’s form detailing the date changes for SNAP distribution For a Q & A sheet please click here
Read MoreLegislative Update 10/7/2011
Georgia Food Industry Association Legislative Link 10.07.2011 NLRB Delays Union Notice Posting Rule Until January 31, 2012 This summer the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced plans to require businesses to post a notice of employees’ rights under the NLRB. The notice would state that, among other things, an employee may organize a union, bargain [...]
Read MoreLegislative Update 9/16
Legislative Link 09.16.2011 100 Cities and Counties Set to Hold Sunday Sales Referendums As you may have seen in your local news, the GFIA issued a press release earlier in the week announcing the 97 cities and counties that will be placing Sunday sales referendums on the ballot this November. Since Monday, three more jurisdictions [...]
Read More120 Cities and Counties Set to Hold Sunday Sales Referendums
120 Cities and Counties Set November Sunday Sales Referendums SMYRNA, GA – The Georgia Food Industry Association (GFIA) announced today that 120 cities and counties throughout Georgia are set to hold Sunday sales referendums during the November 8, 2011 general election. These areas represent approximately 2.5 million Georgians living in all parts of the state. [...]
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