workers News Updates

Government, Business

What's That? WARN Act

The WARN Act or, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act is a U.S. law requiring employers with 100 or more full-time employees to provide 60 days notice before mass layoffs or plant closures.

January 8, 2025
Business

How to Tackle Customer Service & Inside Sales Staffing Woes 

Good labor is hard to find, and it’s only getting harder. Recent research sponsored by DDC FPO determined how labor, skill, and work ethic shortages – particularly in customer service and inside sales roles – impact carriers and third-party logistics providers.

August 1, 2022
Government, Business

House Transportation Democrats Prioritize Inclusive Workforce Programs

House Democrats proposed expanding diversity recruitment efforts across the transportation workforce as the Biden administration continues to pursue outreach programs.

April 28, 2022
Business

Americans Are Unhappy at Work After Years of Economic Gains

The economy has added millions of jobs and pay gains have accelerated in recent years, but Americans aren’t crazy about their work.

October 23, 2019
Government, Business

Firms Hired Most Workers Since Early 2017, ADP Research Says

Companies added the most workers in almost two years to U.S. payrolls in December, exceeding forecasts and signaling that the job market was solid as 2018 came to an end.

January 3, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

Blue Collar Worker Shortage Reshapes Labor Market

A surprise shortage of blue collar workers is changing the contours of the U.S. labor market, boosting their pay, narrowing wage inequality and drawing more women into those jobs.

December 13, 2018
Government, Business

Trump Signs Order to Boost Workforce Development

Trucking industry executives joined President Donald Trump at the White House on July 19 for the signing of an executive order that establishes a council focused on increasing resources for workforce training.

July 19, 2018
Business

Central Freight Lines Settles Workers Comp Lawsuit

Central Freight Lines and Trendsetter HR have settled a lawsuit over workers’ compensation, ending a three-year dispute.

September 9, 2016
Perspective, Business

Opinion: Workers’ Comp Strategies for Trucking

It seems no good deed goes unpunished for the trucking industry. After climbing out of the bottom of the recession, demand for transporting goods is finally on the rise, and the industry is as steady as it has been in years. While this is encouraging, the rise in demand brings its own set of problems.

August 4, 2014
Business

Worker Shortage Limiting Firms’ Abilities to Innovate Supply Chain, Survey Finds

A survey of supply chain executives found that data analytics and multichannel fulfillment are the top priorities in the coming years among companies in a number of industry sectors, including transportation and warehousing.    

March 24, 2014