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As more consumers embrace multichannel shopping, retailers are diversifying their investments online and offline to meet customers’ needs, according to the annual State of Retailing Online study released by the National Retail Federation and Forrester.…
The American Transportation Research Institute published a study how difficult it is to enforce laws against marijuana-impaired driving. With more states legalizing both recreational and medical marijuana, professional truck drivers are more likely to be…
Following years of development, new federal overtime rules have been proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor and are anticipated to go into effect in early 2020. The new rules seek to update the salary thresholds used to determine which workers are entitled…
The trend of empty stores being converted to warehouses and ecommerce distribution centers is heating up, reports CBRE which examines in detail two dozen such projects. One of 12 closed Sam's Club locations that were converted to Wal-Mart warehouses. The…
The economy is continuing to grow but at a much slower pace than it did last year, according to the Chemical Activity Barometer. Published monthly by the American Chemistry Council, the CAB posted a 0.3% decline in January on a three-month moving average…
The National Labor Relations Board has returned to the traditional test for defining independent drivers. The case involved SuperShuttle van drivers who work at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. Before the Obama board changes, the NLRB had applied the…
The National Retail Federation forecasts that retail sales this year will increase between 3.8% and 4.4% to more than $3.8 trillion. “We believe the underlying state of the economy is sound,” declares NRF President Matthew Shay. “More people are working;…
The American Transportation Research Institute released a study of the impact ecommerce is having on the trucking industry. “ATRI’s research provides a critical roadmap for trucking industry stakeholders to address the challenges and benefits of ecommerce…
Penalties levied against employers for OSHA safety violations went up on Jan. 24, but the effective date of the increase for this year was only announced the day earlier because of the government shutdown. OSHA along with other agencies that are part of the…
OSHA issued its final rule reversing major elements of the electronic injury and illness recordkeeping rules originally adopted during the Obama era. The final rules eliminate the earlier requirement for employers to electronically submit Forms 300 and 301.…
Companies should not assume they can avoid liability for workplace issues by using a staffing agency, and in today’s complex, ever-changing legal environment, using one can actually create additional liabilities if you’re not careful. Engaging a staffing…
Because the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission mothballed due to the partial federal government shutdown, the question arises as to whether employers need to file their EEO-1 reports with the agency on the current schedule. The short answer is: Maybe.…