Month: May 29, 2020

While Congress deliberates the next round of coronavirus relief legislation, some states have moved forward with laws that shield certain businesses from coronavirus-related liabil...

California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) launched a free online sexual-harassment-prevention program that meets the training requirements for nonsupervis...

Target’s 2013 data breach cost the company $250 million in damages after hackers managed to steal around 40 million customers’ credit and debit card numbers. But the true overa...

As organizations return to work following disruptions caused by the COVIDA-19 pandemic, certain precautions may be considered. Below are some examples: Employees who have an office...

As hurricane season begins June 1, preparing for disruption is more critical than ever during the pandemic. With a busier-than-normal hurricane season predicted, the National Ocean...

Unemployment rates were higher in April in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Similarly, all 50 states and the District...

The Producer Price Index for final demand declined 1.2% for the 12 months ended in April 2020, after having increased 0.7% in in the 12 months ended in March. The April decline in ...

Terms of trade measure the change in the purchasing power of U.S. exports compared with imports. From April 2019 to April 2020, the U.S. terms of trade with Canada rose 22.0%, due ...

According to ACT Research’s recently released Transportation Digest, the COVID-19 pandemic is having its most severe impact on North American, and global, economic activity right...