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The Warehousing Education and Research Council published best practices for managing warehouse operations during the Coronavirus epidemic. WERC granted permission to publish an edited version of their article based on a webinar panel of industry experts. All…
The recently enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act aims to help workers by imposing new leave obligations on employers. The new law extends benefits to workers who are being laid off or choosing to stay home because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
The Department of Transportation has expanded its range of exemptions from the hours-of-service regulations for commercial drivers hauling essential supplies during the Coronavirus outbreak. On March 13, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration…
Federal, state and local governments are being asked to remove supply chain obstacles they have imposed in reaction to the Coronavirus outbreak. In a March 17 letter to President Trump, American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear told him, “We are…
The National Retail Federation forecasts that retail sales during 2020 will increase somewhere between 3.5% and 4.1% to more than $3.9 trillion despite uncertainty created by the lingering trade war, the coronavirus and the presidential election. “The…
The Chemical Activity Barometer, a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council, rose 0.4% in February on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis. This followed a 0.7% gain in January. On a year- over-year (Y/Y) basis, the barometer…
Businesses at risk for accidental release of hazardous materials from stationary sources now face a whole new set of federal requirements for reporting those releases. On Feb. 21, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board published its final…
Starting this year, 3D printing is poised for a major leap in its impact on manufacturing and supply chains, according to computer industry giant HP. The company conducted extensive interviews with a team of experts who identified the top trends they believe…
Demographic shifts in the United States and around the world are reshaping management concerns, according to report from the commercial real estate firm of Cushman & Wakefield. “We are entering a decade of seismic demographic change,” the researchers…
A lot has changed since the #MeToo movement erupted in 2017, but the problem of sexual harassment in the workplace has not gone away. Over the past three years we also have seen a raft of new state and local laws enacted to fight sexual harassment, making it…
Industrial and logistics real estate growth will remain strong throughout this year, although it probably will not progress at quite the same torrid pace it has enjoyed in recent years, according to recent predictions by industry professionals. “Over the…
The Chemical Activity Barometer, a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council, jumped upward in January, predicting that the United States will enjoy a strong economy well into later this year. On a year-over-year (Y/Y) basis, the…