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The rail service crisis rose to a new level of awareness last week when members of Congress heard a panel of shippers describe the current sorry state of freight railroad operations. About the same time, a Surface Transportation Board shipper task force…
Both automation and worker augmentation warehouse solutions will be a key focus for global decision makers’ plans over the next five years, according to a study released by IT consultants Zebra Technologies Corp. Its 2024 Warehousing Vision Study also found…
The Chemical Activity Barometer, a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council, saw no change in June on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis, following three monthly gains. On a year-over-year (Y/Y) basis, the barometer is up…
News stories continue to circulate about a disease once thought to have been eradicated in this country – measles. In the midst of all of the fears and concerns gripping people, employers need to develop a well-thought-out plan to deal with it. Bradford…
Seven years ago, employers were so reluctant to hire workers with criminal backgrounds that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission felt the need to publish guidance for them on the issue. “That guidance is moot,” declares Ross I. Molho, an attorney with…
In Uber’s ongoing battle over whether its drivers should be classified as employees or independent contractors, it found a new ally in the National Labor Relations Board, which in a memo confirmed that from now on the drivers will be considered contractors…
At a recent two-day hearing, members of the Surface Transportation Board heard outrage from rail shippers over skyrocketing railroad demurrage and accessorial fees, some of which stem from rail carriers’ own service failures. The shippers targeted the…
It may seem a bit early, but now is a good time for employers to review their programs for preventing heat-related illnesses, a priority for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for many years. “When it comes to preventing heat illness, it is…
A majority of consumers polled support the idea of buying from businesses that employ workers with nonviolent criminal records, according to research from the Society for Human Resource Management and the Charles Koch Institute. The survey revealed that…
Leaders from the logistics industry, major ports, blockchain suppliers and importers/exporters have teamed up with the World Economic Forum, the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation and more than 20 governments to accelerate blockchain…
The availability rate for U.S. industrial real estate declined by less than half of a basis point (bp) – essentially a flat result – in the first quarter as demand for warehouses roughly matched the delivery of newly constructed supply, according to a new…
The latest change in the EEO-1 Form announced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is that the May 31 deadline remains for employers to file basic data and Sept. 30 for filing more complex data covering the year 2018 (AA, 4-15-19, P. 2). However,…