Welcome to the latest ISSA Legislative & Regulatory Update, a biweekly roundup of the public-policy issues currently impacting the full cleaning supply chain. This update touches on free ISSA webinars on the 2025 legislative and regulatory agendas for the cleaning and facility-solutions industry (webinar on January 8) and how to leverage International Cleaning Week 2025 (webinar on February 5), taking advantage of early access registration (ends January 15) for the 2025 ISSA Clean Advocacy Summit (March 31-April 1), and more.

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Webinar – 2025 Legislative & Regulatory Agenda for the Cleaning Industry
Why attend: Get the inside scoop on what to expect from the new administration and Congress, as well as at the state level, that may impact your business and the cleaning and facility-solutions industry during this free ISSA webinar on January 8. Learn more and register

Webinar – How to Leverage International Cleaning Week 2025
Why attend: It’s not too early to start thinking about International Cleaning Week, March 23-29! Get a jump start on planning for this week-long celebration of our industry and learn about exciting new additions to the celebration next year by joining us for this free ISSA webinar on February 5. Learn more and register

Take Advantage of Early Access Registration for the 2025 ISSA Clean Advocacy Summit
Early access registration is available now through January 15 for the largest Capitol Hill fly-in event for the cleaning and facility-solutions industry, the 2025 ISSA Clean Advocacy Summit, March 31-April 1 in Washington, DC!
Why attend: The 2025 Clean Advocacy Summit is a can’t-miss, unique opportunity for you to help shape the future of the cleaning and facility-solutions industry. Participation is critical for industry leaders like you to engage with a new administration, as well as to build new and even stronger relationships with your members of Congress.

ISSA is hosting the 2025 summit with support from INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry; the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC); and the International Franchise Association (IFA).

Thank you to Tork, an Essity Brand for serving as the Presenting Sponsor, Imperial Dade as a Gold Sponsor, and Maid Brigade and You’ve Got Maids of Northern Virginia as Silver Sponsors of the 2025 summit.

Registration is limited for this premier advocacy event for our industry, so reserve your seat today. We look forward to seeing you next spring in our nation’s capital to change the way the new Congress and administration view cleaning! Learn more

Additional Updates

Legislative

Bipartisan Talks to Avoid Government Shutdown on ‘Right Track’
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) indicated that bipartisan negotiations to avert the threat of a government shutdown this month are “on the right track,” but warned against “divisive” provisions, The Hill reports. Learn more

Judicial & Regulatory

Corporate Transparency Act Struck Down
A Texas-based federal court issued an order prohibiting the federal government from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) anywhere in the country. The court held that the CTA—which would have required an estimated 33 million companies in the United States as of January 1, 2024, to submit sensitive information regarding their “beneficial owners” (BOI) to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) by January 1, 2025—was “likely unconstitutional and that its implementation would irreparably harm reporting companies if they were forced to comply,” The National Law Review reports.

The court enjoined the CTA’s enforcement nationwide, stating that neither the act nor its related regulations may be enforced, and that “reporting companies need not comply with the CTA’s January 1, 2025, BOI reporting deadline.” Learn more

DOL Proposes Phasing out Certificates Allowing Payment of Less than Minimum Wage to Workers with Disabilities
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a rule that would phase out the issuance of certificates allowing employers to pay some workers with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage, currently US$7.25 per hour, for the work that they do, according to Cleaning & Maintenance Management. DOL must receive all comments by 10:59 pm CST on January 17, 2025, for consideration in this rulemaking. Learn more

DOL Extends Public Comment on Proposed Heat Injury, Illness Prevention Rule
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration extended the public comment period for its proposed rule to protect workers from extreme heat exposure in indoor and outdoor workplaces to January 14, 2025. Learn more

EPA Updates 2025 Pesticide Registration Maintenance Fee Materials
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updated its annual pesticide registration maintenance fees webpage and fee tables. Registrants will need to access their product filing forms, pay maintenance fees, and return completed documents to EPA for processing by January 15, 2025. Learn more

State News

Minimum Wage to Rise in CO
The minimum wage for Coloradans is going up in January 2025. The new minimum wage, which increases based on the Consumer Price Index, will be US$14.81 per hour, up from $14.42 in 2024, Coloradoan reports. That’s a 2.7% increase. Learn more

IL Ends Subminimum Wages for Disabled Workers
Illinois passed the Dignity in Pay Act last month, joining 18 other states in ending subminimum wages for workers with disabilities, according to facingdisability.com. The legislation aims to ensure fair wages by gradually phasing out 14(c) certificates by 2029. These certificates, part of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, allow employers to pay wages based on productivity, rather than meeting the minimum wage. Learn more