The National Retail Federation told a congressional committee holding a hearing on the terrorist attack at a Kenyan shopping mall that the safety of employees and customers is retailers’ top concern. “Retailers face many ...
Tags: Employee Safety
United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s announcement that an additional nine Japan-based auto parts producers, along with two ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Mineral
Almost half of China’s population surfs the internet on a daily basis. Many users are drawn by the contact with other people: Students and white collar workers get to rub shoulders with CEOs and film stars. Interaction drives ...
Tags: Wechat, Careless Talk
Editor's note: Just in time for pre-Interbike reading, BRAIN's longtime legal analyst, Steve Hansen, takes a look at the implications of recent employer liability cases involving hosting parties where alcohol was served or was present. ...
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It is reported that the Italian steelmaker Riva Steel announced all its production plants, including transport services will cease starting September 12. Ilva, which is part of Riva Steel is not affected by this decision. The Riva family ...
Tags: Steel, Construction
Law enforcement officials came together with trucking industry representatives today, to create a plan on how to reduce or eliminate cargo crime. It's a growing problem facing the Canadian trucking industry, with some estimates suggesting ...
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Governments requested information about 38,000 Facebook users in the first six months of this year the social network has revealed. Facebook's Global Government Requests Report comes after the social network revealed it received 10,000 ...
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A malicious software tool perhaps most famously used to hack RSA's SecurID infrastructure is still being used in targeted attacks, according to security vendor FireEye. Poison Ivy is a remote access trojan (RAT) that was released eight ...
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While Germans can pay each other with Bitcoins, companies need permission from the authorities to use the virtual currency. The German Federal Ministry of Finance said on Monday that Bitcoin is not a full-fledged currency but that it is ...
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Government requests to Twitter to reveal private information about users has rocketed by 40 per cent in the first six months of this year, the social media company has revealed as part of its bi-annual transparency report. The report, ...
Warrants are not required by the U.S. government to access historical cell site information, an appeals court ruled in an order. The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects only reasonable expectations of privacy, the U.S. ...
A proposed change to U.S. law that would allow state attorneys general to hold websites liable for content posted by users is a "dangerous path," a group of tech trade groups and legal scholars said Wednesday. A proposal by a group of ...
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Pfizer’s Wyeth has consented to pay $491m in fine for unlawful marketing of its kidney drug Rapamune, an FDA-approved immunosuppressant drug used to prevent rejection in organ transplantation. In order to boost Rapamune sales, the ...
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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 ...
Does your company have a driver retention problem, or is it actually a recruitment issue? Tamara Miller, director of programs and services with Trucking HR Canada said the two causes of turnover should not be lumped together. She noted an ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts