Regulations
I probably don’t write enough about some aspects of Death Care. I get caught up in the business of funeral homes or the new products that help funeral directors and others do their job and sometimes forget about the “nuts and bolts” of why funeral directors do what they do. But there…
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It has been pretty well publicized that former President Donald Trump may have assets seized by the State of New York to satisfy a judgement recently decided against his companies. Turns out that is not the only siezure battle by a state against against someone as you can see from this article in…
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The “State government has failed you” is the voice to Colorado consumers about the state’s funeral service issues even before the latest potential illegal situation was uncovered in Denver two weeks ago. The comment came from State Senator Dylan Roberts of Colorado as he is working on putting together legislation aimed at curbing…
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American’s attend church less and join churches less than in the past. Some people believe that is one of many reasons that there seems to be less tradition with funeral services. Now, according to the website helloprenup.com, among Americans, cohabitating is more common than marriage. That website states, “According to a Pew…
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Every funeral director has had that call from a non-profit life donation organization that the recently deceased Mr. Doe will be unable for removal for 24 hours or so while his organs are harvested. Funeral directors are also keenly aware of of those families or individuals who have been in to the funeral…
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When the New York Times starts writing articles that include thoughts on the Federal Trade Commission’s “Funeral Rule” I think it is time to say that the issue has caught some attention. My wife and I spend the months of January, February, and March in a rented condo in South Florida and…
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There’s no doubt that for the last 3-4 years most of the news coming on the business front has resulted in employers raising wages and benefits to their employees even while other aspects of the business were not necessarily positive. For instance, inflation at higher than anticipated rates has caused most employers to…
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In America our court systems help define what is a Federal issue and what is an issue for a lesser proportion — say a “State’s Rights Issue” or an issue of a city or county within a state. And, sometimes the decision can be confusing and the decision on how to approach the issue,…
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2023 marked the 60th anniversary of Jessica Mitford’s book related to the customs of American funerals, “The American Way of Death“. If you are much younger than I am you probably don’t even remember it or have never heard of the book. It is my opinion that funeral directors and funeral homes…
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It’s difficult to know exactly this early into 2024 if 2023 was a year in which opioid deaths continued to climb or if the United States is starting to make progress in its fight to limit these number of deaths. However, every funeral director in the country has probably had to deal…
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