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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.
Employers should be aware that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission continues to defend how it enforces of ban on employer criminal background checks of job applicants. Although it may seem like the prohibitions on employer use of applicants’ criminal…
Businesses need to watch out for the resurgence of a W-2 based cyber scam that targets business and other employers during tax season. The scam consists of a fake email sent to an HR or accounting department employee, presumably from an executive or…
In the midst of the wave of deregulation promoted by the Trump administration, there is one area in which Obama-era employer rules are still in force. In particular, three changes in rules imposed on federal contractors continue, and there don’t appear to be…
The National Labor Relations Board had an active Republican majority for only a matter of days in December, but they sure made the most of it. In that time, they overturned some of the landmark decisions made by the Obama-era board that were designed to give…
It’s that time again when employers should be prepared for all of the Jan.1 annual increases in the minimum wage throughout the country. In recent years unions have pressed their “Fight for Fifteen” campaign which encouraged adoption of higher minimum wage…
A National Labor Relations Board administrative judge rebuffed an NLRB regional director’s attempt to deny independent contractor status to Menards’ delivery drivers. The initial action was originally brought in August 2016 by the Office & Professional…
The National Labor Relations Board asked for public comment on potential changes to the Obama-Era board’s 2014 decision allowing unions to mount “quickie” or ambush organizing elections. The Dec. 12 Request for Information asks for public input on whether…
Male recruiters tend to pay more attention to the appearance, personal style and enthusiasm of job candidates than do their female counterparts, recent research finds. Men are more visual while women more often judge on credentials, according to the…
Strong fundamentals, the increasing sophistication of logistics facilities and ecommerce growth is driving a surge in foreign industrial investment in the United States, CBRE reports. “Many foreign institutional investors view the U.S. as a safe country for…
Following an EEO-1 filing reprieve in 2017, employers must be prepared to submit that required form in March 2018. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission did not require employers file an EEO-1 report in 2017 because it earlier had expanded the…
The sudden death of CSX Transportation Chief Executive Officer E. Hunter Harrison on Dec. 16 came at a time when regulators were taking a closer look at shipper complaints about railroad’s continuing widespread service failures. The 73-year-old Harrison died…
Although ecommerce seems to pose an existential threat to bricks-and-mortar retail stores, those who are positioned to exploit changes in consumer behavior can triumph, a new study argues. “We believe that stores can survive and even thrive in this…
Blog
Industry reporting, member spotlights, and operational guidance from ACWI. Every article from our archive is here — 1,254 posts going back to 2014.
Employers should be aware that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission continues to defend how it enforces of ban on employer criminal background checks of job applicants. Although it may seem like the prohibitions on employer use of applicants’ criminal…
Businesses need to watch out for the resurgence of a W-2 based cyber scam that targets business and other employers during tax season. The scam consists of a fake email sent to an HR or accounting department employee, presumably from an executive or…
In the midst of the wave of deregulation promoted by the Trump administration, there is one area in which Obama-era employer rules are still in force. In particular, three changes in rules imposed on federal contractors continue, and there don’t appear to be…
The National Labor Relations Board had an active Republican majority for only a matter of days in December, but they sure made the most of it. In that time, they overturned some of the landmark decisions made by the Obama-era board that were designed to give…
It’s that time again when employers should be prepared for all of the Jan.1 annual increases in the minimum wage throughout the country. In recent years unions have pressed their “Fight for Fifteen” campaign which encouraged adoption of higher minimum wage…
A National Labor Relations Board administrative judge rebuffed an NLRB regional director’s attempt to deny independent contractor status to Menards’ delivery drivers. The initial action was originally brought in August 2016 by the Office & Professional…
The National Labor Relations Board asked for public comment on potential changes to the Obama-Era board’s 2014 decision allowing unions to mount “quickie” or ambush organizing elections. The Dec. 12 Request for Information asks for public input on whether…
Male recruiters tend to pay more attention to the appearance, personal style and enthusiasm of job candidates than do their female counterparts, recent research finds. Men are more visual while women more often judge on credentials, according to the…
Strong fundamentals, the increasing sophistication of logistics facilities and ecommerce growth is driving a surge in foreign industrial investment in the United States, CBRE reports. “Many foreign institutional investors view the U.S. as a safe country for…
Following an EEO-1 filing reprieve in 2017, employers must be prepared to submit that required form in March 2018. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission did not require employers file an EEO-1 report in 2017 because it earlier had expanded the…
The sudden death of CSX Transportation Chief Executive Officer E. Hunter Harrison on Dec. 16 came at a time when regulators were taking a closer look at shipper complaints about railroad’s continuing widespread service failures. The 73-year-old Harrison died…
Although ecommerce seems to pose an existential threat to bricks-and-mortar retail stores, those who are positioned to exploit changes in consumer behavior can triumph, a new study argues. “We believe that stores can survive and even thrive in this…