South Carolina Gets Tough on Deathcare; Should Other States Follow Suit?
Unlike most other industries, deathcare doesn’t like the spotlight. Why? Because it seems the press hardly ever presents a friendly focus on all the good to be found...
Laws & Regulations
Hallfords Ordered to Pay Return to Nature Families $950 Million
In what has been described as a “symbolic” victory, a judge has ordered former Return to Nature Jon and Carie Hallford to pay $950 million to the families...
Wait … Did Maine and Minnesota Just Legalize Natural Organic Reduction?
Want to confuse the Google gods? Just search for “States where natural organic reduction is legal.” You’ll get a wide range of answers, with “six,” “seven,” and “eight”...
SCI Agrees to Pay $23 Million in California Neptune and Trident Societies Settlement
Service Corporation International (SCI) will pay $23 million in civil penalties as part of a settlement agreement with the state of California, the city of San Francisco, and...
Eight is Great! Arizona is Latest State to Legalize Natural Organic Reduction
The Grand Canyon State may have been one of the last to be admitted to the union, but Arizona can now proudly claim a spot as number eight...
ICCFA Government & Legal Committee Embarks on 2024 Capitol Hill Advocacy Initiative
STERLING, VA (March 15, 2024) – The Government and Legal Committee of the International Cemetery, Cremation, and Funeral Association (ICCFA) reconvened on Capitol Hill from March 7-8, 2024, reaffirming...
“Enough is Enough”: Colorado Lawmakers Announce Deathcare Licensing Bill
Colorado lawmakers announced a bipartisan bill on Monday that would reinstate licensing regulations for funeral directors. The bill is the first of three potential bills aimed at preventing...