Tonda Rush

Tonda Rush is general counsel to the National Newspaper Association. Email her at tonda@nna.org

PRC begins review early

At least the regulator has now begun a review of its rules. The review was legally required for next year, but the PRC began early as it saw the state of the shredded curtains and carpets.

Q: We were asked to take down an accurate arrest and conviction record from our website; do we have to?

Here are some things you should consider.

What is the status of the new salary threshold regarding exempt employees?

On July 1, the new salary threshold for exempt employees went into effect. Now, employees must make at least $844 per week to be considered exempt from overtime pay. In January, the threshold becomes $1,128 ...

As 2023 drew to a close ...

Waiting for invoice payments to show up in your mailbox … and waiting … and waiting? There might be a reason for that, and it isn’t because your customers are suddenly slow–payers.

New Illinois law mandates marketers disclosure affiliations

It requires, among other things, anyone sending a letter or postcard asking a consumer to contact the sender “by mail, telephone, email, website or other prescribed means” and offering products ...

Looking back at events that have caused continuing postal increases for mailers

What does NNA expect to see from USPS in the next 12 months?

Managers will want to take note of these issues

NNA members will want to read about the status of noncompete clauses in employment agreements and new reporting to FinCen.

It is clear that USPS will be altered forever by 2023-24

It is hard to predict right now what further hurdles the Postal Service might throw at newspaper mailers. But it is possible to toss out some good guesses.

Pay very close attention to real estate in your advertising department

Q: Real estate ads are starting to pick up a little. What do we need to watch for?

NNA Supports JCPA Introduction

NNA Press Release ⁠— April 1, 2023 Contact: tonda@nna.org National Newspaper Association Supports Journalism Competition and Preservation Act Introduction National Newspaper Association ...

More sorting and delivery centers to shift local carriers from post offices to central sorting facility

NNA member alert ⁠— The U.S. Postal Service has notified its workforce of plans to continue consolidating the carrier workforce ...

Publishers must navigate the next steps toward mailing in a digital world

The old ways of dealing with USPS are coming to an end

Questioning what to do about a social media dispute?

Q: I have spent thousands of dollars building my brand on a Facebook business page. I use it to drive traffic to my website and to sell my publication to customers. Suddenly, without warning, Facebook ...

To run or not run; consider this ...

Q: A reader recently shared a video taken from her car video camera of a breaking news event. What should we be concerned about before we decide to use it?

If you are working in states where the appellate courts have not yet ruled, be advised that your ability to record is not as clearly established

There have been disputes over the years about whether privacy rights protect the object of your lens if YOU are in public but your subject is not, such as instances where you use a telephoto lens to shoot ...