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Gov. Evers signs restaurant recovery bills into law

Channel 3000, March 7, 2022

It turns out state lawmakers hate auto-renew contracts, too

Pew, March 4, 2022

Five details employers need to know about the new federal law barring mandatory arbitration of sexual harassment claims

Godfrey & Kahn, March 3, 2022

Sen. Feyen says talent attraction and recruitment needs to be a priority

WisPolitics, March 3, 2022

Crop values for 2021 up 25 percent, report shows

WisBusiness, February 28, 2022

Wisconsin needs more affordable apartments. But inflation is hampering new developments in Milwaukee, Green Bay and other cities.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 25, 2022

Unemployment benefits down to lowest level since 1970

NewsNation Now, February 24, 2022

Wisconsin home prices are still rising, mortgage rates are inching up and homes are still selling fast

Wisconsin Public Radio, February 23, 2022

WMC warns more inflation costs are about to trickle down to customers

Spectrum News 1, February 22, 2022

SURVEY: Half of Wisconsin businesses hit with double digit inflation

WMC, February 22, 2022

Report: Act 10, manufacturing declines contributed to drop in Wisconsin union membership

Wisconsin Public Radio, February 22, 2022

What’s new with cannabis compliance in Wisconsin? The legal, the illegal, and the gray area for Wisconsin employers

JD Supra, February 17, 2022

Wisconsin consumers would have greater control over data companies collect under new proposal

Wisconsin State Journal, February 17, 2022

Franchise businesses in Wisconsin add over 10,000 jobs last year, report shows

WisBusiness, February 17, 2022

Jobless claims unexpectedly climb to 248,000

Fox Business, February 17, 2022

Homebuilders’ confidence falls as they wait months for cabinets, garage doors and appliances

CNBC, February 16, 2022

Fed signals ‘faster’ interest rate hikes likely as inflation soars to 40-year high

Fox Business, February 16, 2022

Companies revert to more normal operations as COVID wanes

Associated Press, February 16, 2022

Wholesale prices jump 9.7% in January, further evidence of red-hot inflation

Fox Business, February 15, 2022

Nearly 90% of Wisconsin businesses say they are struggling to hire workers, according to a survey. Many plan to raise pay.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 14, 2022

SURVEY: Employers plan significant wage hikes in response to workforce shortage

WMC, February 14, 2022

Red-hot inflation gave most Americans a pay cut in January

Fox Business, February 11, 2022

US inflation highest in 40 years, with no letup in sight

Associated Press, February 10, 2022

Wisconsin companies hope boosting pay, benefits will help attract workers during shortage

WKOW, February 9, 2022

Most small businesses since 1974 are hiking prices to offset red-hot inflation

Fox Business, February 8, 2022

Amazon is raising the price of annual Prime memberships to $139

CBS 58, February 6, 2022

Social media scams led to $770 million in losses in 2021

NewsNation Now, February 4, 2022

Record number of Americans missed work due to illness in January

Reuters, February 4, 2022

Companies unexpectedly cut 301,000 jobs in January as omicron slams labor market, ADP says

CNBC, February 2, 2022

Job openings remained elevated in December as Americans continued to quit

Fox Business, February 1, 2022

As manufacturing jobs decline, some workers struggle to climb into the middle class

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 31, 2022

Key inflation gauge surges 5.8% in December, fastest pace in four decades

Fox Business, January 28, 2022

Sen. Johnson meets with business owners in Chippewa Falls: ‘They can’t hire enough workers’

La Crosse Tribune, January 28, 2022

OSHA withdraws ETS on COVID-19 vaccination and testing

Safety+Health, January 25, 2022

A more than $761 billion dilemma: Retailers’ returns jump as online sales grow

CNBC, January 25, 2022

Red-hot inflation grips pockets of U.S. midwest and south with rates over 9%

Bloomberg, January 24, 2022

The Wisconsin jobless rate fell to a record low of 2.8% in December

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 20, 2022

MMAC’s Sheehy: Milwaukee’s mask mandate is “blunt instrument” and threatening to businesses

Milwaukee Business News, January 19, 2022

Wisconsin Republicans seek to tighten unemployment benefits

Associated Press, January 18, 2022

Texas, Arizona have recovered all the jobs lost when COVID-19 hit

The Wall Street Journal, January 18, 2022

Looters raiding LA cargo trains of Amazon, UPS shipments

NewsNation Now, January 15, 2022

U.S. retail spending, manufacturing drop as Omicron and inflation surge

The Wall Street Journal, January 14, 2022

Briggs & Stratton bankruptcy; Wisconsin DWD, DOJ announce deal

Fox 6, January 12, 2022

‘What we got is what we got’: Wisconsin grocery store owners say worker shortage is making it harder to keep items on shelves

Wisconsin Public Radio, January 13, 2022

Inflation up, virus down as priorities in US: AP-NORC poll

Associated Press, January 10, 2022

Workers sick with Omicron add to manufacturing woes

The Wall Street Journal, January 10, 2022

Jobs disappoint in December, but unemployment falls to 3.9%

KWWL, January 7, 2022

November trade deficit hits near record-high $80.2 billion

Fox Business, January 6, 2022

‘Wisconsin is recovering more slowly than other parts of the region,’ according to the CEO of the Minneapolis Fed.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 4, 2022

WMC: Elimination of “white bagging” to result in higher health care costs for employers, employees

WMC, January 5, 2022