Warehouse Best Practices During COVID-19
Your warehouse is the beating heart of your company’s operations, and your warehouse workers the force that keeps your business running. So, with COVID-19 sweeping the nation, keeping warehouse workers […]
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Narrowed GOP Stimulus Bill Defeated in Senate
September 10 th a Senate GOP pandemic relief package (S. 178) was blocked by Democrats in a 52 to 47 vote that was short of the 60 needed to advance […]
Use These Seven Steps to Keep Your Warehouse Workers Safe
Warehouse employees experience safety challenges when conditions are normal. To protect pickers, packers, and shippers from Covid-19, companies must do more. Warehouse workers at 450-employee Lindsay Window & Door have been […]
How technology keeps the logistics industry moving
The importance of the logistics industry has been magnified during the Coronavirus pandemic as our lives have become increasingly dependant on deliveries to our homes. Lockdown life has seen surges […]
BLS Reports May Increase in Employment
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced on June 5 that nonfarm payroll employment rose by 2.5 million in May, and the U.S. unemployment rate fell to 13.3%. These […]
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Alert to Keep Stockroom And Loading Dock Workers Safe During Coronavirus Pandemic
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an alert listing safety tips employers can follow to protect stockroom and loading dock workers in the […]
CDC Issue Guidance on Reopening Office Buildings
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued guidance for employers on May 27 to help mitigate COVID-19 exposure risk within office buildings. The guidance highlights several actions employers […]
Main Street Lending Program Announced
The Federal Reserve has announced that it is establishing a Main Street Lending Program (Program) to support lending to small and medium-sized businesses that were in sound financial condition before […]
COVID-19 Liability protections
IWLA has joined in a letter to Congress to urge quick enactment of temporary and targeted liability relief legislation related to the COVID-19 pandemic. These crucial protections would safeguard […]
Administration Encourages Regulatory Flexibility in New Executive Order
May 19 President Trump issued an executive order (EO) intended to ease the federal regulatory burden on employers as the economy begins to reopen. Among its provisions, the EO requires […]
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