A paid family leave law was enacted in Maryland in April. The Maryland Time to Care Act of 2022 (MTTCA), will be phased in over the next several years. The new law applies to all employers with 15 or more employees, including government authorities, as well as all employees in Maryland (no matter the size of the employer), and all self-employed people who chose to participate in the program.

Washington State passed a law in July 2021 that creates detailed protections for employees who are placed with companies through staffing agencies. The law covers the staffing agency that has employees who are temporarily placed with companies for work assignments, and also covers worksite employers where the staffing agency employees are working.

The New York City Council enacted a pay transparency law that is effective on November 1, 2022, that requires employers that seek employees living or working in New York City to include the minimum and maximum wage and salary information for all job postings.

Due to the ozone nonattainment status of the Cincinnati, Ohio area, Ohio EPA has imposed new air regulation requirements for printing operations. Printing operations located in Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren Counties will now have to meet the regulations which became effective at the end of March. The air regulations, apply to lithographic, letterpress, flexographic, screen printing, digital, and rotogravure operations located in these counties.

Labels, Tags & Inserts Inc. (LTI) has expanded their capabilities with the installation of the Insignia6H Die Cutter with a folding gluing system for their Burlington, North Carolina facility.

The Richard Childress Racing (RCR) team has developed new-for-2022 wrap designs for its NASCAR Sprint Cup and Xfinity Series race cars – all printed by skilled RCR Graphics Center wrap technicians on the facility’s new Roland DG TrueVIS Series wide-format printer/cutters. The Graphics Center, located on RCR’s expansive campus in Welcome, North Carolina, has a staff of 10 and uses Roland DG inkjets exclusively to create wraps and graphics for its race cars as well as for the team’s various support vehicles.

Electronics For Imaging, Inc. continues to expand its market-leading position in single-pass inkjet digital press technology for corrugated packaging.

Nazdar celebrated the 100th anniversary of its foundation with the official launch of a refreshed brand identity. Nazdar's new look reflects the company's celebratory milestone and its commitment to innovation and growth as they embark on the next 100 years.

Orbus Exhibit & Display Group®, North America’s largest producer and manufacturer of visual communications solutions for corporate interiors, retail environments, tradeshows and events, is thrilled to share that it has been named one of PPB’s 2022 Greatest Companies to Work For. Orbus had previously received this recognition in 2019.

In order to serve its North American clients, PrintFactory, one of the top suppliers of large format printing software and services, announced today that they will open up an office in Atlanta, GA, to expand their global network. The announcement comes at a time when the company's global installed base has exceeded 10,000 users, representing the largest expansion in the company's history.