NMA Supports Liability Relief for Essential Businesses

NMA along with NACS has been a voice for liability relief for family-owned businesses who have taken safe measures to protect their employees and customers from the spread of the virus.

On behalf of the Neighborhood Market Association’s leadership and its members, we asked Senators and Representatives for support of reasonable liability protection for family-owned businesses in the upcoming COVID-19 relief stimulus package.

Early in the pandemic, convenience stores were designated as essential by the Department of Homeland Security. NMA members were asked to stay open to provide first responders, front line workers and our communities with valuable access to fuel, food, water and other necessities. These family-owned businesses face the threat of lawsuits

alleging that someone contracted COVID-19 on their premises, the costs of which would be crippling to fight. For this reason, NACS organized a coalition of essential industry associations this spring to advocate for legislation that would protect businesses who have acted in good faith from legal claims related to COVID-19