TMA’s nearly 800 members are concerned how state laws directly affect their businesses and determined to develop an active advocacy program in the State Capitol.
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).
The Technology & Manufacturing Association’s Human Resource provider, SESCO, offered a short, concise update of a decision made last week by the National Labor Relations Board which affects company/union relations.
The Illinois Supreme Court just decided that doing so, without strict compliance with the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), could be a multi-billion dollar mistake
On August 4, 2023, Governor Pritzker signed into law extensive amendments to The Day and Temporary Labor Services Act (Act). They were immediately effective, but the Illinois Department of Labor (Department) has not yet promulgated any guidance or instructions.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – The Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA) is calling on the Illinois General Assembly to return to session as soon as possible to clarify the state’s flawed Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) that threatens business operations and jobs in our state.
The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) released a statement calling on the Biden administration to address Mexico’s blatant and continuing breach of a 2019 joint agreement to lift steel tariffs in return for Mexico avoiding a surge of steel imports,
No matter how you look at it, China stocks are a money loser for investors these days. How bad is it? Below are some charts showing the performance of Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and U.S. listed shares of Chinese companies compared to U.S. rivals, and benchmark indexes like the S&P 500.
Producing is the way America’s forefathers saw as the most efficient way to produce a healthy national economy, and unless America moves back into producing more than it takes in from other countries, the US economy will continue to struggle.
At the beginning of 2023, Illinois increased the state minimum wage to $13.00 per hour. The City of Chicago’s minimum wage already exceeded the state minimum wage, and on July 1, 2023, the City further increased its minimum wage.
