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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.
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…
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…
Blog
Industry reporting, member spotlights, and operational guidance from ACWI. Every article from our archive is here — 1,254 posts going back to 2014.
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…
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…