Nova Scotia has launched a penalty system focused on worker safety as part of its approach to get "tougher on employers who put workers at risk, and promote education and prevention for less serious infractions". According to the province, ...
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In the three years following a cartel breakdown, the number of mergers is significantly higher than in the three years preceding the collapse. A recent study conducted by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim has ...
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China has fined six baby milk formula companies a total of 670 million yuan (US$108 million) for price-fixing, following an anti-trust investigation launched in early July, the country's top economic planner announced Wednesday morning. ...
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China has levied a record fine of US$109 million (RMB668 million) on six baby formula producers as part of an anti-competition probe, South China Morning Post reported. The six companies under fire were Biostime, Mead Johnson, Abbott, ...
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The following is a joint statement by the Department of State, the Department of Labor, and the Office of the United States Trade Representative: Today, the United States is outlining next steps in a longstanding effort to address in a ...
Insurance Services Office (ISO), a provider of actuarial and underwriting information, has enhanced its cyber liability insurance (e-commerce) product to introduce new insurance policies for firms with a media liability exposure. The new ...
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It’s reported that Chinese steelmaker Linyuan Steel planned to pay RMB328 million to acquire a raw material plant and an oxygen plant from its parent group Lingyuan Iron and Steel Group. It’s learned that the plant produced ...
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Exploring ROI of Pneumatic Conveying from a Health and Safety PerspectiveDoan Pendleton, VP, VAC-U-MAX Workplace injuries in any organization take a bite out of profits. There is a wealth of data, statistics, and surveys from scores of ...
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Germany's Federal Cartel Office Bundeskartellamt has announced the imposition of further fines amounting to almost €100 million on eight rail companies in a case involving price fixing for train track rails, with Essen-based ...
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The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is calling for more fairness in how the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CIFA) levies fines on livestock haulers when it comes to the in-transit death of hogs and lost tags in-transit. Currently, if ...
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New research has indicated that hogs that die while in transit, usually do so as a result of pre-existing heart conditions. The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is now using the study as evidence livestock truckers shouldn't be held ...
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A federal court judge in New Jersey on Wednesday agreed to allow the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and several other organizations to seek the dismissal of a closely watched data breach lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission against ...
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Panasonic and its subsidiary Sanyo have agreed to plead guilty to price fixing conspiracies involving laptop battery cells and automotive parts. They will pay a total of $56.5 million in criminal fines, the U.S. Department of Justice said. ...
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The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has just published a very easy-to-use, free, and extremely helpful tipsheet to help you help your drivers understand the new hours-of-service rules. Here's the Reader's Digest version: 1 Start ...
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Jerry Wright, president and owner of AAA Glass in Fort Worth, Texas, says that the Texas glass industry has already come to terms with the idea of immigration reform and stands ready for whatever form of it eventually becomes the law of the ...
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