Disability Law

The AP (2/7) reported, "Librarians, clothing makers, craft sellers and thrift-store owners received a reprieve Friday from federal regulators who moved to quell confusion over a new product safety law." Now, "under the new guidelines, people who sell or make children's products that usually don't have high levels of lead - such as certain kids' clothing and crafts made of natural woods - are among those getting an exemption."

USA Today (2/7, Szabo) reported, "Librarians won't have to throw away their children's books after all on Tuesday, when a sweeping new product safety law takes effect" after the "Consumer Product Safety Commission, the federal agency in charge of enforcing the law, announced that it won't prosecute anyone for distributing 'ordinary' children's books printed after 1985."

Commissioners vote down request to delay lead law with regard to manufacturer's sales. The Los Angeles Times (2/7, Semuels) reported, "The battle over a product safety law escalated Friday, when federal regulators turned down a request by manufacturers to postpone Tuesday's deadline requiring them to stop selling goods that contain unsafe levels of lead" and "manufacturers responded by warning that thousands of jobs could be lost if the law was not changed." Although "the National Assn. of Manufacturers had asked the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the federal agency charged with enforcing the law, to delay the effective date at least six months, the two commissioners said Friday that they had voted down that request."

From the American Association for Justice news release.