TMA’s Vice President Highlights How Manufacturers Face a Different Reality Than What Illinois Governor Pritzker Painted in the State of the State Address
SCHAUMBURG – Last week, nineteen students from Seoul, South Korea visited the Technology & Manufacturing Association’s training facilities in Schaumburg to learn more about the career options manufacturing offers.
CHICAGO – In early January, the Technology & Manufacturing Association joined other community watchdog groups urging Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to consider hearing representatives of the Chicago business community’s concerns as the City tackles its growing pension crisis.
DOL Issues Final Rule on Independent Contractors, Effective March 11
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a final rule to clarify who is an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
As we enter an impactful election season, it is vital that we educate our teams about the issues and races that will significantly impact your company and your employees.
· The National Labor Relations Board (“Board” or “NLRB”) has issued a new joint employer rule. The Board changed its joint employer analysis by case law in 2015, and again in 2020. This time the change comes via issuing a new regulation.
Washington, D.C. – Congressmen Darin LaHood (R-IL) and John Moolenaar (R-MI) have introduced the No Official Giveaways Of Taxpayers’ Income to Oppressive Nations (NO GOTION) Act. The bill would prohibit companies affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from receiving green energy production tax credits implemented by the Biden Administration in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Associate TMA member since 2022, Formic has published a (free) ROI calculator to help with answering some of your questions.
SPRINGFIELD, IL – As of October 1, 2023, Technology & Manufacturing Association-sponsored SaMM Caucus (Small and Midsized Manufacturers Caucus) consists of the following members of the Illinois General Assembly:
Material Handling & Logistics News A major expansion in the number of people working in the United States who employers are legally obligated to pay overtime wages will expand greatly under a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) announced by the Department of Labor (DOL).