News in North American Manufacturing
On January 6, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a final regulation clarifying the standards for differentiating between full-time employees and independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). By clarifying which workers […] Read More
Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a regulation that limits the type of research the agency can use by giving “greater consideration to studies where the underlying dose-response data are available in […] Read More
The U.S. trade deficit expanded eight percent from October 2020 to November 2020 to hit $68.1 billion in November, its highest reading in 14 years. The increase reflected a 2.9 percent increase in imports […] Read More
Chinese officials announced new iron and steel raw materials import standards that went into effect January 1, 2021. The new regulations state that recycled iron and steel raw materials that meet standards are not […] Read More
As Axios reported last week, with supplies limited and some individuals in priority groups opting not to take the COVID-19 vaccine, several U.S. leaders and public health experts are rethinking strict prioritization for who should […] Read More
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