Washington, July 5, 2013 – The National Retail Federation issued the following statements from President and CEO Matthew Shay and Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz on the June employment numbers, released today by the Department of Labor. The Bureau of Labor…
The Department of Health and Human Services has finalized a provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires most employers to provide health benefits that cover contraceptives. Religious groups and business owners have filed dozens of lawsuits against the provision.…
A worker who smokes will cost his or her employer an average of $5,800 a year in health care costs and lost productivity due to smoke breaks, an Ohio State University study finds. "The smoking breaks added up to a…
The IRS is scrutinizing businesses that use independent contractors to make sure they have classified their workers correctly, so it's important to understand the rules, Bonnie Lee writes. In addition, you should get an Employer Identification Number and make sure…
Google has signed a multiyear deal with STELLAService to provide curated customer reviews alongside retailers' listings in search results. Full Story.
Online apparel sales are now the second-largest e-commerce category behind consumer electronics, and sales are expected to grow to $73 billion by 2016, according to a report from GP Bullhound. The number of fashion-selling sites grew by 126% last year,…
The Health and Human Services Department has released guidelines concerning wellness programs and incentives under the Affordable Care Act. Employees who are able to lose weight, stop smoking or join "participatory wellness programs" will be eligible for incentives or rewards.…
About 63% of consumers said they prefer to shop in a store rather than online, and even mobile shoppers said they want retailers to come as close as possible to replicating the in-store experience online, according to a survey by…
Security measures such as secured PINs and passwords aren't always enough to protect company assets and customer data, which is why more retailers are implementing fingerprint scanning or other forms of biometric identity verification to authenticate associates' identities at the…