By Brittany De Lea Published November 20, 2018 U.S. Economy FOXBusiness Facebook Twitter Comments Print video The key to bringing manufacturing jobs back to America: Robots Harvard Law School Distinguished Fellow Vivek Wadhwa argues robots are the key to bringing manufacturing jobs back to America. American manufacturers are calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to crack down on foreign companies that are falsely labeling their products as “Made in America.” Continue Reading Below “When foreign manufacturers slap a Made in USA label on their goods, they are trying to game the system by taking advantage of the clout the label provides without doing any of the hard work. They shouldn’t get away with this,” the Alliance for American Manufacturers wrote on its website. “That ‘Made in USA’ label carries a lot of clout and can be a big selling point.” The group says the government … [Read more...] about American manufacturers want crackdown on fake ‘Made in USA’ labels
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Rice volleyball secures NCAA Tournament spot after C-USA championship
By Glynn A. Hill, Houston Chronicle Published 6:10 pm CST, Monday, November 19, 2018 Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Rice volleyball secures NCAA Tournament spot after C-USA championship 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Rice volleyball will return to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in school history after defeating Florida International 3-0 to win the Conference USA Championship in Huntington, W.Va. on Sunday. The Owls, who entered the postseason tournament as regular season champions, lost just one set through three rounds. Anota Adekunle, Carly Graham, Nicole Lennon, and Grace Morgan all earned C-USA All-Tournament honors with Adekunle being named MVP. “To watch our team flourish in a championship match was a lot of fun. Sometimes if you’re the No. 1 seed you have a little bit of pressure on you but I didn’t see that with this … [Read more...] about Rice volleyball secures NCAA Tournament spot after C-USA championship
Tampa Tour: Hospital visit and coaching all part of City’s time in the USA
Norwich City players visited Florida Hospital Tampa to hand out some free Canaries shirts to local youngsters Picture: Kevin Wiatrowski/Visit Tampa Bay Kevin Wiatrowski/Visit Tampa Bay Norwich City return to home soil today after making sure they made the most of their warm weather break in Florida. Norwich City are back on home soil after making sure they made the most of their warm weather break in Florida.As well as some intense training sessions in the heat and humidity of the Tampa Bay area, the players were able to enjoy some down time and team bonding – as well as representing the club in the community.Some of the City squad visited the Tampa branch of Florida Hospital to hand out some Canaries shirts and souvenirs to youngsters, while others offered some coaching tips and tricks at a Tampa Bay United Rowdies Soccer Club youth training session.Having visited the area’s sports franchises earlier in the week, including American football team the Buccaneers, a chance … [Read more...] about Tampa Tour: Hospital visit and coaching all part of City’s time in the USA
USA Gymnastics COO Ron Galimore resigns
The Associated Press Published 1:54 PM EST Nov 16, 2018 Indianapolis – Longtime USA Gymnastics chief operating officer Ron Galimore resigned Friday, the latest high-profile departure for the embattled organization in the wake of the Larry Nassar scandal. The move came as USA Gymnastics is facing decertification of its status as the national governing body for the sport amid concerns about its leadership and the way it handled complaints against Nassar. The former team doctor is now serving decades in prison for sexual assault and possession of child pornography. Nassar is accused of sexually abusing hundreds of female athletes under the guise of treatment at both USA Gymnastics and Michigan State. The Indianapolis Star reported in May that an attorney for hired by USA Gymnastics directed Galimore to come up with a false excuse to explain Nassar’s absence at major gymnastic events in the summer of 2015. The organization was looking into complaints against Nassar at the … [Read more...] about USA Gymnastics COO Ron Galimore resigns
JBS USA to pay back wages, hire applicants to settle discrimination allegations in two actions
Greeley-based beef and pork processor JBS USA will pay $4 million in back wages and other monetary relief as part of a consent decree settling allegations before the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Administrative Law Judges. The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs alleged in two actions that JBS USA discriminated against female, white, black, Native American and Latino applicants for general production laborer positions at its Hyrum, Utah, and Cactus, Texas, facilities, according to a Department of Labor news release. “As one of the most diverse organizations in America, with more than 80 proud nationalities represented in our 65,000 U.S. employee base, discrimination is simply not a part of the JBS USA culture,” JBS USA corporate spokesman Cameron Bruett wrote in a statement. Though JBS USA denies the allegations, it will voluntarily pay $4 million in back wages and other monetary relief to the 12,625 class members at those … [Read more...] about JBS USA to pay back wages, hire applicants to settle discrimination allegations in two actions