Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor released new guidance that clarified companies with fewer than 500 employees must provide paid leave to employees in the event that a child’s summer camp is closed due […] Read More
Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor released new guidance that clarified companies with fewer than 500 employees must provide paid leave to employees in the event that a child’s summer camp is closed due […] Read More
On July 8, the United States and Kenya formally launched free trade agreement negotiations. In a joint statement by the two countries, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said that “we look forward to negotiating and […] Read More
A Bloomberg headline last week asked if it is almost “impossible” to build oil and natural gas pipelines in the United States. Based on several developments in the last two weeks, it seems the country […] Read More
The U.S. Labor Department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey shows millions of Americans returned to work in May. Specifically, job openings totaled nearly 5.4 million for the month, up from five million in […] Read More
The IHS/Markit Global Steel Users Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose from 45.7 in May to 49.3 in June, indicating a slight deterioration in the health of the global steel-using industry. The report said, “the […] Read More