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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 National Transportation Safety Board has urged that tougher truck and trailer equipment safety standards be adopted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the result of a truck safety study the board conducted. Although the NTSB is…
You may not face the same legal predicament as FedEx Ground regarding misclassification of independent contractors, but there is much you can learn from FedEx’s recent unhappy experiences. On Aug. 27 a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals…
In a study of 20 cases involving serious heat illnesses and deaths among workers in 2012-13, OSHA found that nine out of the 13 deaths occurred as a result of exposure to heat during the first three days of working on the job, with four occurring on the…
The U.S, Department of Labor is stepping up its efforts to audit employers regarding their adherence to the Family Medical Leave Act. If you are not prepared for one of these inspection visits, you could be in for a nasty surprise. In the last issue we laid…
For years American courts have recognized what is called the “mailbox rule” – the presumption that a letter properly mailed will reach its destination in a timely fashion. A federal appeals court may have changed all that. In reviewing a case involving the…
Although port congestion on the West and East Coasts has gotten the bulk of media attention in recent months, concern also is growing about deteriorating rail service throughout North America. In an Aug. 19 letter, Daniel Elliott, Chairman of the Surface…
Because employers can’t be trusted to do the right thing, OSHA said it is expanding its proposed rule to require electronic injury reporting to include mandatory notices to employees. You read that right. The agency said in its Aug. 14 announcement that…
A rule proposed by the Federal Motor Carrier Administration attacking alleged coercion of truck drivers to act unsafely has drawn widespread criticism from industry groups but is unlikely to see much use by drivers who fear retaliation. The proposed rule…
The American Chemistry Council’s August Chemical Activity Barometer, considered a leading economic indicator, shows growth of the economy is slowing compared to first half of year. The CAB continued to see moderated upward growth this August, with a 0.2%…
The Back-to-School buying season may be done and it will be a while before we see exact sales figures, but we’ve already learned a few things about the behavior of retail customers. On Aug. 20 the National Retail Federation reported its surveys showed that…
Federal and state regulatory agencies and the courts continue to expand the scope of Family Medical Leave Act protections for employees, but there are steps you can take to limit abuse of the law some employers have renamed “The Friday and Monday Leave Act.”…
American Chain of Warehouses, Inc. named experienced logistics professional Bruce Montgomery as Executive Vice President of the nonprofit organization consisting of regional third-party logistics warehouse companies. He succeeds William Jurus, who died…
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 National Transportation Safety Board has urged that tougher truck and trailer equipment safety standards be adopted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the result of a truck safety study the board conducted. Although the NTSB is…
You may not face the same legal predicament as FedEx Ground regarding misclassification of independent contractors, but there is much you can learn from FedEx’s recent unhappy experiences. On Aug. 27 a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals…
In a study of 20 cases involving serious heat illnesses and deaths among workers in 2012-13, OSHA found that nine out of the 13 deaths occurred as a result of exposure to heat during the first three days of working on the job, with four occurring on the…
The U.S, Department of Labor is stepping up its efforts to audit employers regarding their adherence to the Family Medical Leave Act. If you are not prepared for one of these inspection visits, you could be in for a nasty surprise. In the last issue we laid…
For years American courts have recognized what is called the “mailbox rule” – the presumption that a letter properly mailed will reach its destination in a timely fashion. A federal appeals court may have changed all that. In reviewing a case involving the…
Although port congestion on the West and East Coasts has gotten the bulk of media attention in recent months, concern also is growing about deteriorating rail service throughout North America. In an Aug. 19 letter, Daniel Elliott, Chairman of the Surface…
Because employers can’t be trusted to do the right thing, OSHA said it is expanding its proposed rule to require electronic injury reporting to include mandatory notices to employees. You read that right. The agency said in its Aug. 14 announcement that…
A rule proposed by the Federal Motor Carrier Administration attacking alleged coercion of truck drivers to act unsafely has drawn widespread criticism from industry groups but is unlikely to see much use by drivers who fear retaliation. The proposed rule…
The American Chemistry Council’s August Chemical Activity Barometer, considered a leading economic indicator, shows growth of the economy is slowing compared to first half of year. The CAB continued to see moderated upward growth this August, with a 0.2%…
The Back-to-School buying season may be done and it will be a while before we see exact sales figures, but we’ve already learned a few things about the behavior of retail customers. On Aug. 20 the National Retail Federation reported its surveys showed that…
Federal and state regulatory agencies and the courts continue to expand the scope of Family Medical Leave Act protections for employees, but there are steps you can take to limit abuse of the law some employers have renamed “The Friday and Monday Leave Act.”…
American Chain of Warehouses, Inc. named experienced logistics professional Bruce Montgomery as Executive Vice President of the nonprofit organization consisting of regional third-party logistics warehouse companies. He succeeds William Jurus, who died…