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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 state of Pennsylvania is considering a new tax on warehousing that has drawn strong opposition from warehouse logistics providers. Gov, Tom Wolf (D) wants a 6% sales and use tax on commercial storage services in what he hopes will help close a $3 billion…
Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta reversed two policies adopted during the Obama administration that employers saw as extreme and unreasonable. Originally adopted as “administrative interpretations” by former Wage and Hour Division Chief David Weil, the…
One of the most controversial rulings by the Obama era National Labor Relations Board appears to be targeted for reversal in the future. News reports say that President Trump is on the verge of nominating two Republicans to still empty seats on the board,…
“Retailers can be assigned to one of three categories: Healthy, lifestyle changes required, or intensive care needed. Unfortunately, there is a fourth category in 2017 – Dead on Arrival – with several formerly robust patients on the way to the morgue.”…
Add warehouse employment to the many other areas of the economy being seriously impacted by the boom in ecommerce retailing. The issue is creating some difficulty for warehouse and fulfillment operations trying to recruit well-trained workers to meet this…
The Obama Department of Labor’s past insistence that independent contractors are nothing more than misclassified employees remains firmly in place five months into the Trump Administration. During the Obama Administration, DOL investigators were specifically…
Now that the Trump Department of Labor finally has a new Secretary in place, it has begun to act on some of the items of concern to employers. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta has formally initiated the process for rescinding the controversial 2016 DOL…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that it intends to delay the July 1, 2017 compliance date for the electronic injury and illness reporting. A rule finalized in May 2016 requires electronic filing of 2016 Form 300A. On May 17 OSHA…
President Trump is attempting to fulfill another campaign promise by ordering federal agencies to begin reform of the H-1B visa program. During the campaign Trump highlighted the program’s exploitation by employers who replace American workers with…
“Young workers! You have rights!” shouts the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new safety campaign aimed at younger workers. OSHA stresses that employers bear extra responsibility for keeping young workers safe. “Young workers are those new to…
The industrial real estate market in the United States continues to maintain its record-breaking pace, according to the Cushman & Wakefield global real estate services firm. Industrial markets absorbed 53.8 million square feet (MSF) of space in the first…
If you thought the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration would back off its regulatory agenda under President Trump, think again. “It is business as usual as far as we are concerned,” said Jack Van Steenburg, FMCSA assistant administrator and chief…
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 state of Pennsylvania is considering a new tax on warehousing that has drawn strong opposition from warehouse logistics providers. Gov, Tom Wolf (D) wants a 6% sales and use tax on commercial storage services in what he hopes will help close a $3 billion…
Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta reversed two policies adopted during the Obama administration that employers saw as extreme and unreasonable. Originally adopted as “administrative interpretations” by former Wage and Hour Division Chief David Weil, the…
One of the most controversial rulings by the Obama era National Labor Relations Board appears to be targeted for reversal in the future. News reports say that President Trump is on the verge of nominating two Republicans to still empty seats on the board,…
“Retailers can be assigned to one of three categories: Healthy, lifestyle changes required, or intensive care needed. Unfortunately, there is a fourth category in 2017 – Dead on Arrival – with several formerly robust patients on the way to the morgue.”…
Add warehouse employment to the many other areas of the economy being seriously impacted by the boom in ecommerce retailing. The issue is creating some difficulty for warehouse and fulfillment operations trying to recruit well-trained workers to meet this…
The Obama Department of Labor’s past insistence that independent contractors are nothing more than misclassified employees remains firmly in place five months into the Trump Administration. During the Obama Administration, DOL investigators were specifically…
Now that the Trump Department of Labor finally has a new Secretary in place, it has begun to act on some of the items of concern to employers. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta has formally initiated the process for rescinding the controversial 2016 DOL…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that it intends to delay the July 1, 2017 compliance date for the electronic injury and illness reporting. A rule finalized in May 2016 requires electronic filing of 2016 Form 300A. On May 17 OSHA…
President Trump is attempting to fulfill another campaign promise by ordering federal agencies to begin reform of the H-1B visa program. During the campaign Trump highlighted the program’s exploitation by employers who replace American workers with…
“Young workers! You have rights!” shouts the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new safety campaign aimed at younger workers. OSHA stresses that employers bear extra responsibility for keeping young workers safe. “Young workers are those new to…
The industrial real estate market in the United States continues to maintain its record-breaking pace, according to the Cushman & Wakefield global real estate services firm. Industrial markets absorbed 53.8 million square feet (MSF) of space in the first…
If you thought the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration would back off its regulatory agenda under President Trump, think again. “It is business as usual as far as we are concerned,” said Jack Van Steenburg, FMCSA assistant administrator and chief…