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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.
The U.S. Department of Labor says it now wants to revamp overtime compensation rules that were adopted last year during the Obama administration. Those overtime regulations DOL adopted, but which did not go into effect because of a court stay, would have…
Shopping at a Whole Foods store recently, I asked the cashier if I could get a discount for being a member of Amazon Prime. He laughed, but that might end up happening sooner rather than later, following Amazon’s acquisition of the high-end grocery chain.…
It is the height of the summer season and many employers are providing young people with student intern opportunities in their businesses. If you are among them, congratulations! Now let’s make sure you don’t get sued. In the past, businesses and other…
President Trump has nominated two new Republican members to serve on the National Labor Relations Board. Assuming they are confirmed by the Senate, that would create a new Republican majority on the board, which was dominated by pro-union Democrats during…
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a guidance underlining the legal rights of workers diagnosed with mental health conditions under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA does not define the term “mental health condition.” However, EEOC…
The Transportation Security Administration warns truckers to be on the lookout for terrorists who may want to use their trucks to commit attacks. The report, "Vehicle Ramming Attacks: Threat Landscape, Indicators and Countermeasures," describes attacks using…
Legislation that would allow employees to choose paid time off work, or comp time, instead of overtime pay passed the House of Representatives and is pending in the Senate. The measure would allow employers to offer eligible employees the choice of receiving…
Retail sales in May were essentially unchanged on a seasonally adjusted basis after an upwardly revised gain of 0.6%, according to the National Retail Federation. In May, sales were 5.3% above May a year ago on an unadjusted basis, and increased 4% on a…
Total logistics expenditures in the United States actually declined in 2016, but the disruption caused by ecommerce spurred growth in warehousing and parcel shipping. After modest progress in 2015, logistics efficiency posted a sharper improvement last year.…
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission critics got their chance to vent about the agency during a committee May 24 hearing in the House of Representatives. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL), chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce’s…
A federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled for the first time that the Americans With Disabilities Act covers transgender employees. While transgender status by itself is not considered a condition protected by the ADA, the judge held that employees are…
Employers in Canada’s Ontario province face possible heavy-duty changes in employment law. On May 30, the Ontario government announced its intention to introduce new workplace legislation, which if enacted could prove costly for employers. Among the proposed…
Blog
Industry reporting, member spotlights, and operational guidance from ACWI. Every article from our archive is here — 1,254 posts going back to 2014.
The U.S. Department of Labor says it now wants to revamp overtime compensation rules that were adopted last year during the Obama administration. Those overtime regulations DOL adopted, but which did not go into effect because of a court stay, would have…
Shopping at a Whole Foods store recently, I asked the cashier if I could get a discount for being a member of Amazon Prime. He laughed, but that might end up happening sooner rather than later, following Amazon’s acquisition of the high-end grocery chain.…
It is the height of the summer season and many employers are providing young people with student intern opportunities in their businesses. If you are among them, congratulations! Now let’s make sure you don’t get sued. In the past, businesses and other…
President Trump has nominated two new Republican members to serve on the National Labor Relations Board. Assuming they are confirmed by the Senate, that would create a new Republican majority on the board, which was dominated by pro-union Democrats during…
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a guidance underlining the legal rights of workers diagnosed with mental health conditions under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA does not define the term “mental health condition.” However, EEOC…
The Transportation Security Administration warns truckers to be on the lookout for terrorists who may want to use their trucks to commit attacks. The report, "Vehicle Ramming Attacks: Threat Landscape, Indicators and Countermeasures," describes attacks using…
Legislation that would allow employees to choose paid time off work, or comp time, instead of overtime pay passed the House of Representatives and is pending in the Senate. The measure would allow employers to offer eligible employees the choice of receiving…
Retail sales in May were essentially unchanged on a seasonally adjusted basis after an upwardly revised gain of 0.6%, according to the National Retail Federation. In May, sales were 5.3% above May a year ago on an unadjusted basis, and increased 4% on a…
Total logistics expenditures in the United States actually declined in 2016, but the disruption caused by ecommerce spurred growth in warehousing and parcel shipping. After modest progress in 2015, logistics efficiency posted a sharper improvement last year.…
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission critics got their chance to vent about the agency during a committee May 24 hearing in the House of Representatives. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL), chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce’s…
A federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled for the first time that the Americans With Disabilities Act covers transgender employees. While transgender status by itself is not considered a condition protected by the ADA, the judge held that employees are…
Employers in Canada’s Ontario province face possible heavy-duty changes in employment law. On May 30, the Ontario government announced its intention to introduce new workplace legislation, which if enacted could prove costly for employers. Among the proposed…