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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.
Commercial real estate professionals are cautiously optimistic about the future, in part because of how last-mile delivery demands are reshaping the supply chain, according to recent research by Deloitte. Gross domestic product growth will likely increase…
Recent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission decisions based on promoting employee religious rights have turned corporate dress policies into minefields. In a recent case an employer rejected an applicant because company rules require that employees wear…
The California Supreme Court ruled that almost all employees who are subject to the state’s rest periods regulations cannot be required to participate in on-call or on-duty rest periods. Or, as the court put it: “A rest period, in short, must be a period of…
Columbian Logistics Network donated 12,000 square feet of warehouse space to the Boy Scouts of America for their annual popcorn sales. In addition to the donated storage space, the ACWI member company contributed employee labor and a lift truck to help load…
In a first for the National Labor Relations Board, it filed an unfair labor practices compliant against a company by simply assuming that its drivers are employees and not independent contractors. The complaint was brought by the Chicago-based regional…
If there had been any doubt that we’ve entered a new political era, it was erased by President Donald Trump during his first week in office. Even before all of his cabinet nominations had been approved by the Senate, he led the way in getting off to a quick…
In recent months, economic data and economists’ predictions depicted a steadily strengthening economy, and one of the most bullish of these forecasts is a recent report on manufacturing. The survey of purchasing and supply managers conducted by the Institute…
Just before Christmas the Department of Labor expanded its independent contractors’ website, adding resources from other federal and state agencies regarding employee misclassification. However, there is nothing really new in what was added to the site,…
In advance of the inauguration of President Trump, the new Republican House of Representatives voted to strengthen the ability of Congress to strike down new federal regulations like those imposed by the Obama Administration in its waning days. The House…
More than 50 top executives whose companies are rail shippers wrote last month to the incoming Trump administration offering to work with it to ensure that rail regulation is fair and reasonable. Most of the executives’ companies are members of the Rail…
The chemical industry can expect to enjoy strong growth this year and into 2018, according to the American Chemistry Council. Despite a contraction this year, U.S. chemical production (excluding pharmaceuticals) is seen realizing overall growth of 1.6% in…
Another possible target for action by the incoming Trump administration is a new rule requiring employers to keep workplace safety records for a minimum of five years. On Dec. 19 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration released its final rule…
Blog
Industry reporting, member spotlights, and operational guidance from ACWI. Every article from our archive is here — 1,254 posts going back to 2014.
Commercial real estate professionals are cautiously optimistic about the future, in part because of how last-mile delivery demands are reshaping the supply chain, according to recent research by Deloitte. Gross domestic product growth will likely increase…
Recent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission decisions based on promoting employee religious rights have turned corporate dress policies into minefields. In a recent case an employer rejected an applicant because company rules require that employees wear…
The California Supreme Court ruled that almost all employees who are subject to the state’s rest periods regulations cannot be required to participate in on-call or on-duty rest periods. Or, as the court put it: “A rest period, in short, must be a period of…
Columbian Logistics Network donated 12,000 square feet of warehouse space to the Boy Scouts of America for their annual popcorn sales. In addition to the donated storage space, the ACWI member company contributed employee labor and a lift truck to help load…
In a first for the National Labor Relations Board, it filed an unfair labor practices compliant against a company by simply assuming that its drivers are employees and not independent contractors. The complaint was brought by the Chicago-based regional…
If there had been any doubt that we’ve entered a new political era, it was erased by President Donald Trump during his first week in office. Even before all of his cabinet nominations had been approved by the Senate, he led the way in getting off to a quick…
In recent months, economic data and economists’ predictions depicted a steadily strengthening economy, and one of the most bullish of these forecasts is a recent report on manufacturing. The survey of purchasing and supply managers conducted by the Institute…
Just before Christmas the Department of Labor expanded its independent contractors’ website, adding resources from other federal and state agencies regarding employee misclassification. However, there is nothing really new in what was added to the site,…
In advance of the inauguration of President Trump, the new Republican House of Representatives voted to strengthen the ability of Congress to strike down new federal regulations like those imposed by the Obama Administration in its waning days. The House…
More than 50 top executives whose companies are rail shippers wrote last month to the incoming Trump administration offering to work with it to ensure that rail regulation is fair and reasonable. Most of the executives’ companies are members of the Rail…
The chemical industry can expect to enjoy strong growth this year and into 2018, according to the American Chemistry Council. Despite a contraction this year, U.S. chemical production (excluding pharmaceuticals) is seen realizing overall growth of 1.6% in…
Another possible target for action by the incoming Trump administration is a new rule requiring employers to keep workplace safety records for a minimum of five years. On Dec. 19 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration released its final rule…