CHOICE Act – Big wins for retailers

As retail operators return to work this week after what was hopefully a busy Memorial Day weekend for them, they should be encouraged by some rare good news out of Washington D.C. The industry had some big wins last week …

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Caught Up in the Entitlement Reform Debate – Again

The President recently made headlines with the release of his first draft budget proposal and while some convenience store operators might applaud the perceived “belt tightening”, leading brands need to be aware of a few hidden minefields. Most prominent among …

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Key lessons emerge from off-year elections

In political terms, 2017 is what’s known as an “off year.” Only a few states have elections but two are for governorships – Virginia and New Jersey – and we have had a couple of notable congressional special elections thrown …

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About 6 years ago

The Opioid Crisis Comes To The Workplace

The Opioid Crisis Comes To The Workplace – The Atlantic While traffic accidents, homicides, and suicides are still the top culprits of on-the-job fatalities, deaths related to addiction are increasing at a rapid clip. Last year alone, the number of …

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About 6 years ago

Women Losing Retail Jobs While Men Gain Them

Women Losing Retail Jobs While Men Gain Them – Forbes As the retail industry grappled with store closings and bankruptcies, it lost 54,300 jobs from October 2016 to October 2017. During that time, women lost 160,300 retail jobs, while men …

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About 6 years ago

How The GOP Tax Bill Could Affect HR

How The GOP Tax Bill Could Affect HR – HR Dive Tax reform is expected to impact several areas of interest to HR including some core issues such as paid leave, fringe benefits, automation and offshoring. Employers Steal Billions From …

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About 6 years ago

Millennial Employees Aren’t The Problem. The Transformed Workplace Is.

Millennial Employees Aren’t The Problem. The Transformed Workplace Is. – Huffington Post                               The modern workplace in many industries is no longer a traditional brick-and-mortar company owned and operated by a single employer. Instead, different job functions are accounted for by …

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