Category: Road Warrior

August 15, 2024 New Deadline for Visa/Mastercard Credit Card Settlement Claims We have previously updated members on the ongoing Visa/Mastercard credit card settlement. In fact, earlier this month we sent members a reminder that the August 30th deadline was only weeks away. Late last week, however, we learned that this deadline has now been extended…

August 8, 2024 State of the Industry-Automotive Last week, we covered some trends in the gas station industry in the state and nationally based on the recently released statistics from 2022 Annual Business Census gathered by the US Census Bureau. This week we'll dive into the automotive industry.  There are 2,696 dedicated auto mechanical repair…

August 01, 2024 State of the Industry-Gas Stations Recently, the US Census Bureau released the 2022 numbers for their Annual Business Census. We at NJGCA track these stats, and it can be interesting and useful to know not just what our place is in the economy today, but how it has changed over the last…

July 25, 2024 New Interpretations of Discrimination Law    The NJ Attorney General’s Office Division on Civil Rights recently proposed a series of regulations that explicitly outlaw a variety of practices in the employment world. They argue that these are not actually new requirements, what they are instead doing is writing down what the courts…

July 18, 2024 New Benefit Partner: M&V custom apparel  At M&V Custom Apparel, they bring your unique designs to life with top-notch quality and personalized service. As a family-owned and disabled service veteran-operated business, they pride themselves on offering a wide range of custom printing and embroidery services tailored to your needs. Their easy-to-use online…

July 11, 2024 OSHA's Heat Exposure Proposal Last week, just before the July 4th holiday, the federal Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released the draft text of its broad new regulation concerning exposure to high heat. These proposed regulations amount to one of the biggest and most burdensome interventions in the…

July 4, 2024 State Budget is Passed, Sales Tax on EVs starts October 1 We discussed the details of the New Jersey Fiscal Year 2025 budget in depth last week. You can read that HERE if you missed it.  The major tax increase was the new 'corporate transit fee', a tax on c-corp net profits…

June 27, 2024 Compliance Calendars Revised Earlier this year, we sent members a link to the 2024 New Jersey Fuel Dispensing Facilities Compliance Calendar for station owners to download. The DEP's compliance calendar is an essential too, and we have continually encouraged members to use it every day to keep them on track and prevent…

June 20, 2024 High Heat Tips to Protect Employees Recently lawmakers in Trenton have been pushing a very burdensome and overly broad bill to require a lot of new complex regulations for virtually all employers whenever they are working in excessive heat. You can read all the details HERE. While that bill seeks to define…

June 13, 2024 Association attends UST Compliance Seminar Last month, NJGCA sent a notice out to members regarding the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's (NJ DEP) UST Compliance Seminar in Hamilton. This is an event that typically takes place twice a year, and it is always helpful and informative. Last week our staffers attended…