F&B Legal Roundup – February 2019

Pooja S. Nair, a food and beverage lawyer and litigation member at TroyGould PC in Los Angeles, compiles recent legal news affecting the restaurant, food and beverage and hospitality industries for Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine.

LegislationProposed Craft Beverage Law to Make Federal Tax Reductions Permanent: The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act has been introduced in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Tax reductions on the craft beverage industry was previously passed on a temporary basis for a two-year time period in 2017 as part of the Tax City and Jobs Act.  The proposed legislation would make those reduced taxes for vintners, cider makers, brewers and distillers permanent.  It would also make regulations on the industry less onerous.

Restaurant Anti-Harassment Act Proposed in Illinois: On February 15, 2019 the Restaurant Anti-Harassment Act (House Bill 3351) was introduced in the Illinois legislature.  The proposed bill requires…