09.25.09
Federal Legislation Coming For Cemeteries
Bobby Rush, Democrat from Illinois, is posing federal legislation to further regulate cemeteries in the United States. This, from the most recent cases in Illinois including Burr Oak Cemetery. Illinois has been trampled with the Burr Oak case, the IFDA case, and other closely related instances of violations of law and all that our profession stands for.
CemOps has been warning for years now this would happen, and with an industry determined to continue giving negative media and court accounts to feed on, it is happening.
This is an industry that needs to get engaged immediately in self regulation that will satisfy these most recent calls for federal regulation, or expect further regulation that will only set back an industry that continues to ignore all the signs of being included in new federal law.
The arrogance of the cemetery profession, thinking they will continue to escape the long arm of federal legislation, is about to come face to face with reality. We have communicated on numerous occassions with varying officers of corporations, regional and private operators, and not for profits, who have thought they would be left unencumbered as not very important to federal interests.
It is apparent now this is no longer the case. There are so many fresh cases involved now, and mounting cases, that the head of steam toward further regulation cannot be ignored any further.
Reference our website: http://www.cemops.com
You will see this has been warned against for some time now. We are here to help and continue to be the best resource a cemetery owner could have, whether private; religious; public; or municipal. Years of experience and tribulation have taught us best practices and needed policy and procedure no matter the size of your company.
Google news alerts come across the internet many times daily with issues in our industry. If we are seeing them, others are too. Congressman Rush, among others, have seen enough. They are now acting and the time for correction of present policy is now. We are here to help. We cannot help if you do not contact us. We have offices in the Southeast United States, in the Midwest, and in the Western Region.
Our message is clear. We hope you are finally hearing it.
