Following an announcement by China of new retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, President Trump directed the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to raise the 25 percent tariffs on approximately $250 […]
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a request for information (RFI) to improve their understanding of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver detention times during loading and unloading and […]
A group of progressive lawmakers, headed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), sent a letter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on July 16 calling […]
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582), 231-199, to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25/hour to $15/hour over the course of six years, […]
The House Education and Labor’s Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee will hold its second hearing on the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 2474) on Thursday, July […]
On July 18, the President announced via twitter that he intends to nominate Eugene Scalia, the son of late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, to head the U.S. Department of […]
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is seeking to clarify how it should guide the rail industry in assessing demurrage and accessorial charges on shippers, based on the questions board members asked on […]
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is requesting information as the Agency considers rulemaking to update the powered industrial trucks standards for general, maritime, and […]
The Trump administration itself is split on the effectiveness of the tariffs, and, unlike Congress, the president “cares less about data,” so businesses should go directly to Congress with their […]
Today, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) of the U.S. Department of Transportation released its determination, in response to a preemption application by the National Tank Truck Carriers, […]
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