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Recent news about airlines having trouble dealing with 5G wireless rollout is a good reminder of the issue of interference with the digital spectrum. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has regulations for outdoor digital signs because they can interfere with commercial and public wireless devices.
Did you know that the International Sign Association often collaborates with federal agencies, technical regulators and codemaking bodies to develop positive codes that benefit the industry?
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) recently heard oral arguments from the parties involved in City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising of Texas, a case that could dramatically change the on-premise sign industry.
Efforts have resulted in a significant improvement that will streamline the permitting process and make it easier for small businesses to get the signs they need in timely fashion.
ISA and YESCO recently worked together, with input and assistance/support from other members, to delay an unworkable code proposed by the South Salt Lake Planning Commission.
If you know of a local community that is considering revising its sign code, or in the midst of working on it, or even just needs to improve it, please immediately contact ISA’s David Hickey so that we can work with local officials and local member sign companies to make sure our industry’s interests are represented.
OSHA issued an enforcement policy clarifying that crane operator certifications endorsed by Crane Institute Certification (CIC) no longer comply with the OSHA requirement that trainings be certified by an entity accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency, such as ANSI or NCCA/ICE.
Businesses in Chicago could now get much faster approval for their signs, thanks to the city’s new mayor, Lori Lightfoot’s, proposal to improve the environment for sign permitting in Chicago.
A new federal regulation will increase the pay of nearly 1.5 million American workers starting on January 1, 2020—including some employees in the sign, graphics and visual communications industry.
A significant federal court case has been decided that could change the way that signs and graphics are regulated. In Thomas v. Bright, the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that the government cannot distinguish between on-premise and off-premise signage because it is an unconstitutional content-based distinction.
A major federal court case involving the regulations of signs has been decided. In Thomas v. Bright*, the 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a previous ruling which
Four years ago today, the Reed v. Town of Gilbert’s unanimous ruling affirmed that sign regulations cannot be content-based, and since forced thousands of communities across America to revise their local ordinances to make sure they don’t violate the First Amendment rights of sign users.
