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Portabull® announces new technology to improve protection for hot-environment workers

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Monday, March 25, 2024
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Custom-created to provide relief from extreme heat, these 40-foot-long enclosures feature windows, fold-down benches, easy-access doors, and simple push-button controls.

Key Points: 
  • Custom-created to provide relief from extreme heat, these 40-foot-long enclosures feature windows, fold-down benches, easy-access doors, and simple push-button controls.
  • “Athletic teams and construction workers struggle along with open-air cooling tents, while heavy manufacturing employees might be forced to use subpar misters.
  • “If employees regularly work in hot conditions, keeping them cool is a huge part of keeping them healthy.
  • Portabull cooler rooms provide a straightforward and effective protective solution that not only improves life for employees, but also strengthens employers.”

Fifth Woman Working at an Aimbridge-Operated Hotel Files State Sexual Harassment Allegations, Reports UNITE HERE Local 11

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Thursday, March 21, 2024
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The fifth woman in less than a month has broken her silence by alleging she experienced sexual harassment working at an Aimbridge-operated hotel.

Key Points: 
  • The fifth woman in less than a month has broken her silence by alleging she experienced sexual harassment working at an Aimbridge-operated hotel.
  • Working overnight has taken a toll on my health and quality of life,” says Vela in her complaint letter.
  • A primary purpose of this ordinance is to help protect workers from sexual assault in the workplace.
  • UNITE HERE Local 11 is a labor union representing more than 32,000 hospitality workers in Southern California and Arizona that work in hotels, restaurants, universities, convention centers and airports
    View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240321827236/en/

UNITE HERE Local 11: Investors and Stakeholders Should Question U.S. Expansion of China-based Han’s Laser Technology Group

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Friday, March 15, 2024
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Yicai Global reported that it “visited the address of Han's Laser's research and development center in Engelberg, Switzerland on July 31, 2019, only to find that the hub -- which has been in the pipeline for nine years -- was merely a room of about 10 square meters. However, the firm's nearby hotel renovation project, part of the center's construction plans, was well underway.”

Key Points: 
  • Silicon Valley-based Hans Laser Corp., the U.S. subsidiary of China-based manufacturer Han's Laser Technology Group Co., which makes laser cutting and laser welding machinery, last year announced plans for a $60 million U.S. expansion .
  • The firm has locations in San Jose, California and Katy, Texas and purchased 262 acres at 12429 W. Kimbro Road in the Austin suburb of Manor, Texas in April 2023.
  • In 2019, Han's Laser Technology Industry Group apologized for its Chairman Gao Yunfeng after he reportedly made inappropriate comments to a journalist during a CCTV state television interview.
  • Thirty-four hotels have now reached tentative agreements with UNITE HERE Local 11 to resolve labor disputes, but the Doubletree has failed to do so.

GlobalData Report Highlights Staggering Economic Costs for Alabama of $7.2 Billion Due to Obesity

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
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GlobalData’s report, ‘ Obesity’s Impact on Alabama's Economy and Labor Force ,’ analyzes the economic and workforce implications of obesity in the State of Alabama, as well as the impact on state tax revenue collections and costs.

Key Points: 
  • GlobalData’s report, ‘ Obesity’s Impact on Alabama's Economy and Labor Force ,’ analyzes the economic and workforce implications of obesity in the State of Alabama, as well as the impact on state tax revenue collections and costs.
  • Obesity is a serious, progressive disease and is associated with a range of other diseases, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and musculoskeletal disorders.
  • In Alabama, approximately one-third of adults are classified as having obesity (38.3%), and another third have overweight (33.7%) in 2022.
  • Employers in Alabama paid an extra $822 million in higher medical expenditures for health complications attributed to obesity and overweight.

UNITE HERE: Contracted Food Service Workers at Meta Struggle to Afford Housing and Food Despite Meta’s Surging Profits

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
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According to a new UNITE HERE report, contracted food service workers working in Meta cafeterias nationwide struggle to afford basics like rent and food.

Key Points: 
  • According to a new UNITE HERE report, contracted food service workers working in Meta cafeterias nationwide struggle to afford basics like rent and food.
  • In the report, “ Food Service Workers at Meta Need A Raise ,” employees of the company’s food service contractors, Flagship and Yarzin Sella, say the aftermath of skyrocketing inflation has left them living paycheck to paycheck, late on rent, and skipping meals.
  • 55% lacked money to cover food for themselves or their household; 33% reported they skipped meals because they didn’t have money to buy food.
  • We need to pay the rent, we need to be able to survive.”
    1 Meta 10-K for 2023, p. 90. https://www.sec.gov/ixviewer/ix.html?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001326801...

Small Businesses Maintain Steady Hiring Pace in February

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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The CBIZ SBEI tracks payroll and hiring trends for over 2,900 companies that have 300 or fewer employees, providing broad insight into small business trends.

Key Points: 
  • The CBIZ SBEI tracks payroll and hiring trends for over 2,900 companies that have 300 or fewer employees, providing broad insight into small business trends.
  • “Small businesses steadily expanded their workforces, driven by the current economic resilience,” said Anna Rathbun, CFA, Chief Investment Officer, CBIZ Investment Advisory Services, LLC.
  • Meanwhile, the ADP employment report indicated hiring growth among small, medium and large-sized companies.
  • Small businesses accounted for an increase of 13,000 of those jobs on a seasonally adjusted, month-over-month basis.

UNITE HERE Local 11 Boycott of Hotel Figueroa and Restaurant Operator, The Botanical Group, Declared Following Firings, Shootings, and Unsettled Labor Dispute; Letter Signed by Hundreds Delivered

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Saturday, March 9, 2024
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The worker-called boycott marks a significant escalation in a months-long labor dispute that began last July.

Key Points: 
  • The worker-called boycott marks a significant escalation in a months-long labor dispute that began last July.
  • UNITE HERE Local 11 has requested that the Office of Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto investigate potential violations of Los Angeles’ Hotel Worker Retention Ordinance .
  • You cannot treat people like this,” said Ada Briceño, co-president UNITE HERE Local 11.
  • UNITE HERE Local 11 is a labor union representing more than 32,000 hospitality workers in Southern California and Arizona that work in hotels, restaurants, universities, convention centers and airports.

Legal Entity Management Leaders Traact and Klea Join Forces to Provide Optimized Solutions on a Global Scale

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Friday, March 8, 2024
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Today, successful Silicon Valley startup Traact , a cloud-based legal tech platform, announced a new strategic partnership with Klea , a Belgium-based leader in AI-enabled legal entity management.

Key Points: 
  • Today, successful Silicon Valley startup Traact , a cloud-based legal tech platform, announced a new strategic partnership with Klea , a Belgium-based leader in AI-enabled legal entity management.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240308016681/en/
    Traact and Klea are partnering to serve corporate legal and law firm clients on a global scale.
  • Their complementary solutions will enable clients to automate and streamline legal operations with the most modern technology advances and best customer service available today.
  • Initially, Traact and Klea will team up on business development endeavors while their technology platforms and service teams become more connected.

Avangrid Releases Kitty Hawk Wind Economic Impact Report

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
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Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced the release of a comprehensive economic assessment, the Kitty Hawk Wind: Economic & Fiscal Impact report.

Key Points: 
  • Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced the release of a comprehensive economic assessment, the Kitty Hawk Wind: Economic & Fiscal Impact report.
  • The report finds that the Kitty Hawk Wind project will deliver approximately $4.8 billion in economic impact across Virginia, including $1.2 billion in the City of Virginia Beach.
  • “Kitty Hawk Wind is a transformational opportunity for Virginia and offers significant economic benefit to the City of Virginia Beach and the entire Hampton Roads region,” said Avangrid CEO Pedro Azagra.
  • The Kitty Hawk Wind: Economic & Fiscal Impact report was prepared by Chmura Economics & Analytics, a top labor market data and analysis software consultant based in Richmond, VA.

Health Care Organizations Deploy Cost-Cutting Initiatives as Labor Costs Increase

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
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As labor expenditure remains high, hospitals and health systems are reevaluating the size and shape of their employee populations to offset rising costs and create a more affordable and sustainable workforce architecture.

Key Points: 
  • As labor expenditure remains high, hospitals and health systems are reevaluating the size and shape of their employee populations to offset rising costs and create a more affordable and sustainable workforce architecture.
  • Annual base payroll expense, which constitutes the vast majority of an organization’s labor expenditures, has gone up almost 10% from 2022 to 2023.
  • Executives, Leaders and Managers are seeing labor cost growth (up to 5-6%) on par with last year’s results after adjusting for changes to headcount.
  • Ongoing retirements over the next five to 10 years have the potential to change the demographic landscape of the health care workforce.