Menards has responded to coverage of a labor union charge alleging that the retailer includes a clause in employment agreements that limits managers’ rights. The agreements described by The Progressive had managers accepting sizable pay cuts if their employees joined unions. “I checked and …
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This week, a labor union filed a charge against Menards, alleging that the retailer limits employees’ rights with “an unlawful and overbroad written employment agreement.” The Office & Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), Local 153, filed the charge with the …
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For big-box retailers Target and Home Depot, their widely publicized data breaches continue to be a topic of discussion, and both are coming to agreements to pay for the costly hacks to consumers’ information. Target will pay about $39 million to …
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The lumber starts out as timber in Russian forests, where endangered tigers and leopards live – then the wood is stolen, taken to China and sold to Western companies that make furniture and flooring. Companies such as Lumber Liquidators, the flooring discounter headquartered in …
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After about nine months of public scrutiny and a leadership overhaul, Lumber Liquidators has named a new CEO to lead a company turnaround. The new CEO, John Presley, was chairman of the lumber discounter’s board of directors and will remain a …
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The year 2015 is coming to a close, which means it’s time for business owners to think about renewing or purchasing a health insurance plan for the coming year. NRHA’s health insurance expert Bob Chiesa, president of Custom Benefits Insurance …
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Not sure what to look out for when selecting specific business insurance services? Unsure whether or not your health insurance plan complies with laws and regulations? Representatives from Custom Benefits Insurance Group Inc. and Member Insurance will be sitting down …
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Federal agencies are still investigating formaldehyde in Lumber Liquidators’ Chinese-made laminate flooring, which brought a firestorm of federal scrutiny and class-action lawsuits this year – but the company settled a 2013 case this month. In 2013, special agents from the Immigration and …
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