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Dollar General is Deemed a ‘Severe Violator’ by the Labor Dept.

Since January 2017, OSHA has cited the company for 111 instances of workplace safety violations and imposed more than $15.5 million in penalties.

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Regulator: Moving Hazardous Chemicals by Train is Far Safer Than Trucks

Oberman led the transportation board in approving the $31 billion merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern, which will have steep repercussions for Chicago-area communities, citing safety as one of the chief reasons.

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Watch: How Corporate Boards Should Prepare for a Recession

Stephanie Resnick, partner and co-chair of the Directors’ and Officers’ Liability and Corporate Governance Practice Group at Fox Rothschild LLP, offers advice to corporate boards and leaders on how they can avoid being faulted for failing to prepare for an economic downturn.

How Corporate Boards Should Prepare For A Recession

Do Special Economic Zones Benefit Women?

Some SEZs have fulfilled the World Bank’s promise of female empowerment. But many have precisely the opposite effect.

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Will FTC Succeed in Banning Non-Compete Clauses in Employment Contracts?

Non-compete clauses have a long and established history in employment contracts. Is it time to do away with a practice that seems so unfair on its face?

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U.S. Due Diligence Firm Says China Detained Its Employees

The move highlighted the potential risks that firms involved in due diligence face in China as Xi Jinping has tightened the ruling Communist Party’s grip on information.

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Podcast | ‘Supply Chain for Startups’: From Zero to Scale

How does a brand new venture create a supply chain from scratch?

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Watch: How Do We Hold on to Hourly Supply Chain Workers?

Employers need to efficiently collect information on frontline workers’ needs and requirements to recruit and retain them, says Dan Johnston, chief executive officer and co-founder of WorkStep.

Dan Johnston

Pressure Grows on Shipping Industry to Accept Carbon Levy

A proposal from the World Bank would require shipping companies to pay into a fund based on the amount of carbon their fleets emit.

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Norfolk Southern CEO Defends Stock Buybacks in Tense Senate Exchange

Democratic Senator Peter Welch of Vermont asked Norfolk Southern's chief executive officer Alan Shaw whether the rail company would pause the activity until it had fulfilled the commitments made to residents at the crash site.

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Watch: Transportation Must Get on Board With Emissions Disclosure

The technology needed to meet pending SEC climate disclosure rules on emissions is not want-to-have but is must-have, says Josh Bouk, president of Trax Technologies.

John Bouk

Hurdles to Re-Shoring as Renewal of U.S. Trade Deal Is Delayed

The impact accounts for a tiny percentage of overall U.S. imports, but it has meant surging costs and hard choices for smaller companies.

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