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According to the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Monday Economic Report for this week, nonfarm payroll employment rose by 311,000 in February, slowing from 504,000 in January. The labor force participation rate inched up from 62.4% in January to 62.5% in February, its best rate since March 2020 but continues to remain below pre-pandemic readings. […] The post Employment Figures Slow in February appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, BeyondMedShop has recalled 102,000 adult bed rails due to entrapment and asphyxiation concerns. This recall involves two models of Vaunn Medical Bed Assist Rail adult bed rails, model numbers M876N-AAWH-APVM and M876N-SABK-APVM. These two models were sold primarily online between December 2018 and December 2022. Consumers should immediately […] The post Thousands of Adult Bed Rails Recalled by BeyondMedShop appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...

As ISPA previously reported, Californias AB1059 would ban the use of fiberglass in mattresses sold in the state of California. AB 1059 was introduced by Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D) and is supported by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a non-profit consumer advocacy group. Last week, ISPA met with the bill sponsors office and EWG to […] The post ISPA Engaged on California Fiberglass Ban Bill appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...

To encourage more textile recycling in California, SB 707, introduced earlier this year, would create an extended producer responsibility recycling program for apparel, textiles, and textile articles, which includes bedding. SB 707 calls for manufacturers of these products to fund the new textile recycling program. ISPA is working with the bills proponents to exclude mattresses […] The post California Senate Committee to Hold Hearing on Textile Recycling Bill appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...

As previously reported, ISPA has been tracking a large number of bills which limit or regulate the use of PFAS in consumer products. Two new efforts are notable. First, manufacturers and sellers in Minnesota of products containing intentionally added PFAS would pay a 50% tax on the gross revenue earned from those sales under identical […] The post Minnesota and New York Introduce Additional Legislation to Limit the Use of PFAS in Consumer Products appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...

As ISPA has previously reported to members, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has received numerous complaints from consumers exposed to fiberglass when they removed the covers from mattresses made with fiberglass-containing fire barrier fabrics. Consumers have also filed class action lawsuits against manufacturers whose mattresses were the source of some of this fiberglass exposure. […] The post New California Bill Would Ban Fiberglass from Use in Mattresses appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...

Many U.S. companies would be required to issue public reports on their environmental performance by a bill recently reintroduced in the California legislature and under new rules proposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Senate Bill 253 has been introduced in the California Senate. The bill, which is nearly identical to a bill […] The post Emissions Reporting Bill Reintroduced in California appeared first on International Sleep Products Association | ISPA . ...