The 60 Greatest Companies To Work For

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that it’s banning products from 29 additional China-based companies from being imported into the U.S. The agency added the firms to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, claiming its actions were the result of the companies allegedly using forced labor. The new companies placed […]

As the United States awaits a fresh legislative agenda in January, PPAI is pushing forward with a bolstering of its public and governmental affairs efforts, set in motion well before this year’s elections. Atop the list of these efforts is the Association’s decision to enlist Thorn Run Partners, a government relations firm, to help keep […]

Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli Group (PPAI 384008, Standard-Base), known for selling “expertly crafted” products made with the “finest ingredients,” admitted these claims were conflated in an unsuccessful attempt to get a class action lawsuit dismissed. The lawsuit was filed against Lindt in 2023 after findings from Consumer Reports found traces of heavy metals […]

U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan in Sherman, Texas, has declared that the overtime rule that officially took effect in July improperly determined workers’ eligibility and has thus blocked the rule. The rule had been enacted last July by raising the annual threshold for overtime to the equivalent of a $43,888 annual salary, and the rule […]