Employee Handbooks
Providing clear expectations between employers, employees If you employ five people, an employee handbook probably isn’t at the top of your priority list. But if you’ve grown beyond that size, then this article is most definitely for you. A good employee handbook records the company’s rules and communicates them to your employees in an easy,
Brake Job: Using Recalls and TSBs as Tools
You are getting ready to perform a brake job on a vehicle. While checking the torque specifications on the vehicle, you decide to hit the tab with TSBs and recalls. All of a sudden you are staring at a screen of brake recall notices and TSBs for that make, model and year of vehicle. What
100 Years of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
The tire industry – and the world – was vastly different a century ago, when Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. got its start. The automotive industry was still quite young in 1914, when brothers-in-law John F. Schaefer and Claude E. Hart purchased M and M Manufacturing Co. in Akron, which produced tire patches, cement and
Five Key Ways to Stay Out of Court
When it comes to business, there are so many things that a business owner needs to do and think about to keep the business running. The last thing they need is a lawsuit related to employment matters that can be easily avoided. Here are five tips to avoid employment lawsuits: Document, Document, Document – The
Real Game Changer or Bust?
I was never much of a football player, which is not easy to say being a 5-9 kid from Canton, the cradle of pro football and the heart of Ohio high school football. My football career (and I use the term loosely) never amounted to much, but there was a piece of advice my high
5 Tips for Avoiding Legal Issues
When it comes to business, there are so many things that a business owner needs to do and think about to keep the business running. The last thing they need is a lawsuit related to employment matters that can be easily avoided. Here are five tips to avoid employment lawsuits for small businesses: Document, Document,
Taylor Talks About Today, Looks at Future
Morry Taylor says he’s not going to take another shot at winning the White House, but he’s coy about specific plans post retirement. “I’m going to have fun,” he says, “I’ll put some money up and have a good blast.” The 69-year-old chairman and CEO of Titan International Inc. is coy about very few things.
Additional Labor Dispute Threatens West Coast Ports
The Associated Press reported on July 7, that drivers in a long-running labor dispute with three trucking companies that operate at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach began what they said would be an indefinite strike. The two ports handle almost half of the nation’s cargo and are the main gateway for imports
Employment Regulation Updates and Recent Activity at the Federal Level
There has been quite a lot of activity and proposed changes at the federal level in regards to employment law and regulations. This is creating major impacts on pretty much everyone including employees, federal contractors and companies of all sizes. It can be overwhelming at times and tough to keep up with, so we have
A Sit Down with Joergenrud of Robert Bosch
[Editor’s note: This interview first appeared in Tire Review’s sister publication aftermarketNews.]Odd Joergenrud, regional president of the North America Automotive Aftermarket Division of Robert Bosch, sits down to discuss Bosch’s extensive investment in R&D, the rapid pace of product development and the company’s passion to protect its intellectual property. Last month, Robert Bosch announced a