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Chemicals Recover From Hurricanes

Houston plant burns after floods weakened it. The chemical industry appears to have fully recovered from the immediate impact of this summer’s hurricanes on production. The American Chemistry Council’s Chemical Activity Barometer – considered a leading…

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Intermodal Grows 6.3% in Third Qtr.

Total intermodal volumes increased 6.3% year-over-year in the third quarter for the strongest growth rate in more than three years, according to the Intermodal Association of North America. International intermodal volume soared by 8.2%; the domestic…

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Illegal Aliens Can Get Workers Comp

Many employers are not fully aware that their employees are eligible for workers compensation even when they are in the United States illegally. “An illegal alien, meaning someone who has entered the U.S. illegally or is an alien who has entered legally but…

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Immigration Battle Enters Workplaces

The battle over the future of illegal immigration in the United States is increasingly being fought in the workplace, with employers caught in the middle. Earlier this year President Trump declared that he would end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals…

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Avoiding OSHA Top 10 Violations

Each year the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announces its Top 10 workplace safety violations, which are said to be a reminder to employers to avoid complacency. The rankings remain largely the same from year to year, and all the violations…

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Trump Addresses Opioid Epidemic

President Trump issued a call for action after his commission on the nation’s opioid addiction crisis reported its policy recommendations. "We are currently dealing with the worst drug crisis in American history," Trump declared. "It's just been so long in…

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CSX Names New Top Executives

E. Hunter Harrison CSX Corp. named a new Chief Operating Officer, Chief Marketing Officer and General Counsel, and at the same time cancelled a shareholder conference call and announced a $1.5 billion stock buyback. The company delivered another blow to…

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FedEx Safety Exec Will Head OSHA

Scott A. Mugno President Trump nominated Scott A. Mugno, vice president of safety, sustainability and vehicle maintenance at FedEx Ground, to be chief administrator of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Part of U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA…

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EEOC Race Cases Still Keep Coming

Apparently, word hasn’t spread far enough that racial and ethnic-based harassment in the workplace is unacceptable, and the bad behavior continues. “It seems that racial harassment cases always have the same racial slurs and tropes: either the N-word, a…

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Smaller 3PLs Gain New Respect

Smaller warehouse third-party logistics providers have gained newfound respect from venture capitalists and merger and acquisition hunters. That was the clear message conveyed at the annual 3PL Value Creation Summit, held for the past five years by the…

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Opioid Use Shrinks U.S. Workforce

Where have all the workers gone? Princeton Professor Alan Krueger probed the low workforce participation experienced by the United States since the last recession and came to a disturbing conclusion: Much of it can be directly traced to the ongoing opioid…

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CA Adds More Employer Laws

Effective Jan. 1, 2018, California employers cannot seek or inquire into a job applicant’s salary history, compensation or benefits. In addition, they are required to disclose pay scales for a position if an applicant requests it. California joins Delaware,…