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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.
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Requiring pre-employment physical tests of job applicants could means employers are violating the law if the test adversely impacts females. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently found a trucking company in violation of the Americans with…
Final rules issued by the U.S. Department of Labor for Association Health Plans (AHPs) mean small businesses and the self-employed can enjoy new health insurance options. The schedule for the final rule changes to go into effect will unfold in in three…
The Grocery Manufacturers Association says its new food product labeling initiative that allows consumers to access detailed food information via their cell phones has proven to be such a success that it will be expanded. Called SmartLabel, it is designed to…
Fatal occupational injuries were up by 7% in 2016 over 2015, according to the most recently-reported figures released by the federal government. The year also saw the first time in nearly a decade that the total number of work-related deaths surpassed 5,000,…
Last December the new Republican majority National Labor Relations Board weakened an Obama-era board decision allowing unions to organize small groups of a workplace’s total workforce, called “micro unions.” One of those campaigns lingering from the previous…
Shoppers selected from among the ranks of Millennials and Generation X are now being dubbed Household Enthusiasts, and are said to impact retail beyond the strength of their numbers. “These savings-minded individuals span generations, and they wield the…
Thefts, fraud and losses from other retail “shrink” decreased to $46.8 billion in 2017 from $48.9 billion the year before, according to a report from the National Retail Federation. Shoplifting and organized retail crime continued to be the leading causes of…
Projected rents are more than adequate in many markets to justify additional development of warehouses and distribution centers, according to the commercial real estate services firm CBRE. CBRE analyzed the gap between pro forma rents in various markets –…
Over the last decade, consultants have preached the gospel of deploying high tech and collaboration to tackle cost and capacity issues. Now, under pressure from ecommerce, there is no choice for logistics providers and their customers but to get serious…
What a difference an election makes. More good news came out of Washington, DC, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that employers can require individual job applicants to agree to use arbitration instead of initiating lawsuits to settle disputes over pay and…
Just as Internet advertising seems to be proliferating faster than ever, a new study reveals that ads on social media are losing favor with consumers. According to a study by the digital consulting firm Sprout Social, 27% fewer people on social media have a…
Recent surveys reveal that a majority of employees at all levels said they were willing to hire and work with others who have a criminal record. The two studies were conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management and the Charles Koch Institute. “A…
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.
Requiring pre-employment physical tests of job applicants could means employers are violating the law if the test adversely impacts females. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently found a trucking company in violation of the Americans with…
Final rules issued by the U.S. Department of Labor for Association Health Plans (AHPs) mean small businesses and the self-employed can enjoy new health insurance options. The schedule for the final rule changes to go into effect will unfold in in three…
The Grocery Manufacturers Association says its new food product labeling initiative that allows consumers to access detailed food information via their cell phones has proven to be such a success that it will be expanded. Called SmartLabel, it is designed to…
Fatal occupational injuries were up by 7% in 2016 over 2015, according to the most recently-reported figures released by the federal government. The year also saw the first time in nearly a decade that the total number of work-related deaths surpassed 5,000,…
Last December the new Republican majority National Labor Relations Board weakened an Obama-era board decision allowing unions to organize small groups of a workplace’s total workforce, called “micro unions.” One of those campaigns lingering from the previous…
Shoppers selected from among the ranks of Millennials and Generation X are now being dubbed Household Enthusiasts, and are said to impact retail beyond the strength of their numbers. “These savings-minded individuals span generations, and they wield the…
Thefts, fraud and losses from other retail “shrink” decreased to $46.8 billion in 2017 from $48.9 billion the year before, according to a report from the National Retail Federation. Shoplifting and organized retail crime continued to be the leading causes of…
Projected rents are more than adequate in many markets to justify additional development of warehouses and distribution centers, according to the commercial real estate services firm CBRE. CBRE analyzed the gap between pro forma rents in various markets –…
Over the last decade, consultants have preached the gospel of deploying high tech and collaboration to tackle cost and capacity issues. Now, under pressure from ecommerce, there is no choice for logistics providers and their customers but to get serious…
What a difference an election makes. More good news came out of Washington, DC, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that employers can require individual job applicants to agree to use arbitration instead of initiating lawsuits to settle disputes over pay and…
Just as Internet advertising seems to be proliferating faster than ever, a new study reveals that ads on social media are losing favor with consumers. According to a study by the digital consulting firm Sprout Social, 27% fewer people on social media have a…
Recent surveys reveal that a majority of employees at all levels said they were willing to hire and work with others who have a criminal record. The two studies were conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management and the Charles Koch Institute. “A…