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By Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) & Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) For more than 15 years, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has developed an elaborate espionage campaign to gather insight on American businesses, strategic assets, and supply-chain weak links. The goal:…
Rail service problems continue to plague chemical shippers, according to a new survey conducted by the American Chemistry Council. “There are signs that conditions have improved, but the transportation problems plaguing our members are far from resolved,”…
Employers believe our immigration system needs modernizing to spur economic growth and keep the United States in the international trade game, finds the Society of Human Resource Management. "As the economy emerges from the pandemic, employers see workplace…
Dear ACWI Members, In this issue of ACWI Advance we take a closer look at these stories: Retailers face an uncertain economic future and changing consumer attitudes. Federal contractors lose religious e x e m p t i o n s granted by the Trump administration.…
Once again, the differing predictions about how retail consumers will act over the rest of the year depend on where you sit. Most industry leaders expect a healthy, if not spectacular spending trend, but other economic observers are not so sure. On March 29…
The American Chemistry Council told the Senate Commerce Committee its members support the proposed Rail Safety Act and outlined the organization’s railroad safety agenda. ACC supports a multi-layered approach to hauling hazardous materials by rail, which…
No (April) Fooling – New Format! Dear ACWI Members and Friends, In this issue of ACWI Advance, we take a closer look at these stories (click each to read): Railroads Face Rapid Reckoning Feds Reducing Truckers’ Fees Highly Paid but Due Overtime Open Pay Info…
When we chose to say the economy was getting weird in the last newsletter, we had no idea that events were about to prove us to have been more prescient than we ever could have imagined. Although the last newsletter was dated March 15, the writing was…
The state of New Jersey has adopted a new law regarding management of temporary workers that could set an example for other states, according to employment attorneys. The new law, which goes into effect on Aug. 5, imposes sweeping changes to compensation,…
Many employers are concerned that revealing pay ranges in job postings could lead to negative outcomes, but new research shows organizations have found that they lead to favorable outcomes. In a recent survey, 42% of more than 1,300 HR professionals sampled…
The United States Supreme Court has ruled that, despite earning more than $200,000 per year, an employee earning a daily rate is not exempt from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The 6-3 decision held that the FLSA requires time-and-a-half pay…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed reducing some annual registration fees for truckers, freight brokers, freight forwarders and leasing companies for 2024 in anticipation of the same fees going up in 2025. The fees apply to the…