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The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6201, the "Families First Coronavirus Response Act," on March 14 by a vote of 363 - 40. The bill provides paid leave in several categories as well as a number of tax credits.

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The American Hardwood Export Council published its latest report on hardwood exports to Europe, AHEC programs, the Spanish design competition, and the latest EU manufacturing regulations.

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Attorneys for Vietnam Finewood Company Limited, a Vietnamese producer of hardwood plywood, stated that the company would not be able to respond to the Commerce Department's Scope Inquiry Questionnaire as the company has ceased operations and the owners and managers have returned to China.

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The U.S. Court of International Trade said duties on wood flooring from China must be reevaluated as the Commerce Department did not correctly calculate the flooring's export price.

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Bloomberg Law: Chinese Wood Flooring Duties Must Be Revised Again, Court Says

The president of Marsh Furniture describes the plight of the $10 billion American kitchen cabinet industry. He stated that China's unfair trade practices are destroying American business and leading to unemployment in small-town America, which will have a huge impact on the 250,000 workers in the cabinet industry.
 

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