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GlobalData report highlights staggering economic costs for Illinois of $17.6 billion due to obesity

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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GlobalData’s report, ‘ Obesity’s Impact on Illinois' Economy and Labor Force ,’ analyzes the economic and workforce implications of obesity in the State of Illinois, as well as the impact on state tax revenue collections and costs.

Key Points: 
  • GlobalData’s report, ‘ Obesity’s Impact on Illinois' Economy and Labor Force ,’ analyzes the economic and workforce implications of obesity in the State of Illinois, as well as the impact on state tax revenue collections and costs.
  • In Illinois, approximately one-third of adults are classified as having obesity (33.4%), and another third have overweight (33.9%) in 2022.
  • Employers in Illinois paid an extra $2.1 billion in higher medical expenditures for health complications attributed to obesity and overweight.
  • The federal government also spent an estimated $3.7 billion more on Medicare and Medicaid for Illinois residents.

The Alliance for Expanding America’s Workforce Announces New Executive Board

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Public Policy, Government, People with Disabilities, White House, Federal Government, Other Policy Issues, Labor, Consumer, Congressional News, Views, Human services, Disability, EPSI, GCE, Research, Education, Conditional sentence, Engagement, Management, TVS, Project manager, Organization, Federal, Policy, Cerebral palsy

Today, the Alliance for Expanding America’s Workforce (AEAW), a 501(c)4 nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing federal procurement processes to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities, announced its inaugural executive board for the 2024-2026 term.

Key Points: 
  • Today, the Alliance for Expanding America’s Workforce (AEAW), a 501(c)4 nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing federal procurement processes to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities, announced its inaugural executive board for the 2024-2026 term.
  • The board will lend its expansive leadership experience across federal procurement and disability education to guide and advance the Alliance's efforts.
  • “We are so excited to have the leadership of our new executive board join the Alliance,” said Dwight Davis, outgoing president of AEAW.
  • She brings a deep understanding of the federal and military workforce and its needs to the Alliance.

UKG: February Features Shift Work Rebound, Holiday Surprise

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Data Management, Technology, Professional Services, Business, Labor, Data Analytics, Software, Artificial Intelligence, Public Policy, Government, Human Resources, Finance, UKG, Multimedia

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240305780895/en/

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240305780895/en/
    After a seasonably slower start to 2024 in January, February featured a holiday surprise and workforce activity increased 0.5% to push the labor market in a positive direction, according to the February 2024 Workforce Activity Report published by UKG .
  • ET, including:
    How the Presidents Day holiday impacted overall shift work in February;
    Which sectors saw the largest increases in workforce activity for the month;
    Whether the February rebound is expected to continue; and
    What to expect from Friday’s jobs report.
  • The UKG Workforce Activity Report is a high-frequency index analyzing shift work trends from 4.5 million people across 40,000 U.S. businesses to understand the economy.
  • Upcoming publication schedule:
    March 2024 Workforce Activity Report: April 2, 2024
    April 2024 Workforce Activity Report: April 30, 2024
    May 2024 Workforce Activity Report: June 4, 2024

CWCI Study Examines Cumulative Trauma and Litigated Claims in California Workers’ Comp

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Friday, March 1, 2024
Labor, Professional Services, Legal, Public Policy, Government, Human Resources, Trauma, Research, Los Angeles Basin, Inland, Growth, Regression analysis, Motion, Medical imaging

The CWCI study, based on a sample of 1.4 million California work injury claims with 2010 to 2022 carrier notice dates, examines the growth of CT claims as a share of litigated claims in the California workers’ compensation system and explores the claim characteristics most associated with CT claims.

Key Points: 
  • The CWCI study, based on a sample of 1.4 million California work injury claims with 2010 to 2022 carrier notice dates, examines the growth of CT claims as a share of litigated claims in the California workers’ compensation system and explores the claim characteristics most associated with CT claims.
  • The study found that statewide, CT claims increased from 29.4% to 37.5% of all litigated claims over the 13-year study period.
  • Regional results showed that over that same period, CT claims’ share of all litigated claims was fairly stable in Northern California and the Central Valley, but increased in 2022, while in Southern California CT claims’ share of the litigated claims increased steadily throughout the period.
  • CWCI’s analysis of CT claims has been published in a Research Note, Cumulative Trauma and Litigated Claims in the California Workers’ Compensation System.

SPEEA: Pilot Contract Talks Illustrate Boeing Safety Culture Problems

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
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SPEEA, the union that represents some two-dozen technical and safety pilots at Boeing, says it is experiencing that as it tries to negotiate a new contract for the pilots.

Key Points: 
  • SPEEA, the union that represents some two-dozen technical and safety pilots at Boeing, says it is experiencing that as it tries to negotiate a new contract for the pilots.
  • The SPEEA-represented Technical and Safety Pilots perform three main functions for Boeing:
    They are the company’s liaisons to the Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board and global aviation safety regulators.
  • SPEEA declined; Goforth called the request “weird.”
    “To put this in context,” he said, “Boeing has systematically hollowed out the SPEEA Pilot Instructors Unit, replacing valued Boeing expertise with contractors.
  • That’s four days after the contract for the SPEEA-represented Flight Technical and Safety Pilots expires.

Staffing Firms That Adopted Automation and AI Were More Likely to Grow in 2023

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
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In 2023, the number of staffing firms reporting revenue growth declined for the first time in three years.

Key Points: 
  • In 2023, the number of staffing firms reporting revenue growth declined for the first time in three years.
  • Across the global recruitment landscape, 55% of firms began experimenting with AI in 2023.
  • While the adoption of AI is still in its earliest stages, those firms experimenting with AI were 31% more likely to see revenue gains than firms that have not begun experimenting with AI.
  • High-performing firms had higher adoption rates of AI tools overall, suggesting their early adoption of AI further enhanced their productivity and profitability.

Small U.S. Paper Bag Suppliers Denounce Attempt by Dominant Industry Player to Corner Market via Trade Law

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
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Already the dominant player in the U.S. packaging industry, Novolex controls an estimated 75 percent of U.S. production of paper bags.

Key Points: 
  • Already the dominant player in the U.S. packaging industry, Novolex controls an estimated 75 percent of U.S. production of paper bags.
  • “Novolex is not a reliable supplier and refuses to meet the needs of small- and medium-sized businesses.
  • Meanwhile, the highly automated company’s hoped-for market gain from its trade ploy would come at the expense of lost jobs for hundreds of U.S. workers.
  • For more information on the Alliance for Responsible Trade in Paper Bags, contact George Felcyn at 202-828-1715 or [email protected] .

University of Phoenix Leadership Discusses Skills-Based Hiring and What It Means for Workers, Students and Employers

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
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More employers are beginning to move away from the emphasis on four-year degree requirements to greater recognition of valuable skills.

Key Points: 
  • More employers are beginning to move away from the emphasis on four-year degree requirements to greater recognition of valuable skills.
  • Studies by workforce research leaders McKinsey and Deloitte make the case for focusing on skills as well.
  • “Employers are realizing that traditional approaches to hiring and building skills struggle to keep up with the pace of innovation.
  • Savron earned her MBA from Cleveland State University and is completing her doctorate in management in organizational leadership.

Argonne Upgrade Lets Data Portal Users Get NERDE about Economic Resilience

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
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Community leaders and administrators now have a more powerful tool for understanding their communities’ economic strengths and vulnerabilities, thanks to the newly enhanced National Economic Resilience Data Explorer (NERDE).

Key Points: 
  • Community leaders and administrators now have a more powerful tool for understanding their communities’ economic strengths and vulnerabilities, thanks to the newly enhanced National Economic Resilience Data Explorer (NERDE).
  • The online data portal’s enhanced second edition makes it easier for users to create economic development plans, improve resilience, and apply for economic assistance and grants.
  • NERDE first launched as a partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) in 2022.
  • “We learned that NERDE has been highly useful for grant applications, comprehensive economic development strategies , and market research.

UNITE HERE Local 11: Women Leaders Rise Up in Support of Santa Monica Hotel Worker Filing Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Aimbridge-Operated Property

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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They expressed support for hotel worker Maritza Villeda, who submitted a complaint to the California Civil Rights Department alleging that her employer, the Aimbridge Hospitality-operated Hampton Inn Santa Monica, failed to respond properly to her complaints of sexual harassment by a coworker and instead terminated her.

Key Points: 
  • They expressed support for hotel worker Maritza Villeda, who submitted a complaint to the California Civil Rights Department alleging that her employer, the Aimbridge Hospitality-operated Hampton Inn Santa Monica, failed to respond properly to her complaints of sexual harassment by a coworker and instead terminated her.
  • She alleges that the hotel failed to respond appropriately to her complaints of harassment, and that instead, the hotel retaliated against her by terminating her.
  • Hotel workers have a long history of fighting for protections against assault in Santa Monica, and fought in 2018 to pass laws that then expanded across to multiple cities.
  • Workers at the Hampton Inn Santa Monica are part of dozens of other hotel workers who have been fighting for a fair contract since July 2023.