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Industry reporting, member spotlights, and operational guidance from ACWI. Every article from our archive is here — 1,254 posts going back to 2014.
Showing 992 posts in Warehouse and Logistics Newsletter.
The back-to-school and college retail sales are expected to be strong this year, but many parents and college students are waiting for the best deals, according to National Retail Federation. NRF and the Prosper Insights and Analytics consumer trends…
Health and wellness benefits are among the most popular tools for employers to wield in their attempt to recruit workers in a tight job market, according to an annual benefits survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management. The 2018 SHRM study…
A survey of human resources and personnel management professionals by a top law firm shows that attracting the right talent is a major concern. The law firm of Burr & Forman LLC says that 72% of the surveyed HR professionals from both large and small…
The U.S. Department of Labor withdrew its “Persuader” rule aimed at forcing employers to file public reports about who and how much they were paying to provide advice on how to deal with unions, including consultants and outside attorneys. This removes the…
A federal district court judge stayed the enforcement of a controversial California law ordering employers not to cooperate with federal immigration officials. Enacted last year, the AB 450 law threatened private employers with fines of up to $10,000 if they…
The recent tariff war threatens to undo the economic progress created by the Trump Administration’s deregulation and tax reform achievements, warns Union Pacific Railroad President Lance Fritz. Speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, on July…
As of early July, the tariff shoot-out between President Trump and several of our major trading partners had not yet had a significant impact on warehousing – but that could change soon. “To date, threatened sanctions have been small, and logistics real…
The movement to require employers to provide paid family leave for their employees may have stalled in Congress, but has made significant headway in many states and metropolitan areas. The campaign seeks to go beyond the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993,…
Numbers reported by American Chemistry Council point to a national economy continuing to show strength into next year. The ACC’s Chemical Activity Barometer, considered a leading economic indicator for the United States, rose 0.1% on a three-month moving…
Just in case you thought that because of budget cuts and a Republican majority that the National Labor Relations Board was going to slow down its enforcement efforts, think again. In late June, NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb directed the board’s 26 regional…
The day before Independence Day, Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, announced a plan to launch a pilot program that will allow some 18-20 year olds with the military equivalent of a commercial driver’s license to drive trucks in interstate commerce.…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations require employers to address the possibility of ear-damaging noise in the workplace. About 22 million workers are exposed to potentially damaging noise each year and $242 million is spent on…
Blog
Industry reporting, member spotlights, and operational guidance from ACWI. Every article from our archive is here — 1,254 posts going back to 2014.
Showing 992 posts in Warehouse and Logistics Newsletter.
The back-to-school and college retail sales are expected to be strong this year, but many parents and college students are waiting for the best deals, according to National Retail Federation. NRF and the Prosper Insights and Analytics consumer trends…
Health and wellness benefits are among the most popular tools for employers to wield in their attempt to recruit workers in a tight job market, according to an annual benefits survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management. The 2018 SHRM study…
A survey of human resources and personnel management professionals by a top law firm shows that attracting the right talent is a major concern. The law firm of Burr & Forman LLC says that 72% of the surveyed HR professionals from both large and small…
The U.S. Department of Labor withdrew its “Persuader” rule aimed at forcing employers to file public reports about who and how much they were paying to provide advice on how to deal with unions, including consultants and outside attorneys. This removes the…
A federal district court judge stayed the enforcement of a controversial California law ordering employers not to cooperate with federal immigration officials. Enacted last year, the AB 450 law threatened private employers with fines of up to $10,000 if they…
The recent tariff war threatens to undo the economic progress created by the Trump Administration’s deregulation and tax reform achievements, warns Union Pacific Railroad President Lance Fritz. Speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, on July…
As of early July, the tariff shoot-out between President Trump and several of our major trading partners had not yet had a significant impact on warehousing – but that could change soon. “To date, threatened sanctions have been small, and logistics real…
The movement to require employers to provide paid family leave for their employees may have stalled in Congress, but has made significant headway in many states and metropolitan areas. The campaign seeks to go beyond the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993,…
Numbers reported by American Chemistry Council point to a national economy continuing to show strength into next year. The ACC’s Chemical Activity Barometer, considered a leading economic indicator for the United States, rose 0.1% on a three-month moving…
Just in case you thought that because of budget cuts and a Republican majority that the National Labor Relations Board was going to slow down its enforcement efforts, think again. In late June, NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb directed the board’s 26 regional…
The day before Independence Day, Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, announced a plan to launch a pilot program that will allow some 18-20 year olds with the military equivalent of a commercial driver’s license to drive trucks in interstate commerce.…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations require employers to address the possibility of ear-damaging noise in the workplace. About 22 million workers are exposed to potentially damaging noise each year and $242 million is spent on…