Board Converting News, August 21, 2023

AICC Announces ‘Sticky Situations’ Webinar Set For September 26 AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, with AICC member Stambaugh Ness, announced a free webinar,

Box Shipments ( U.S. Corrugated Product Shipments) Industry Shipments In Billions of Square Feet Month June 2023

Year

Actual

Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change

2023 2022

33.006 34.817

-5.2

7.501 7.913

-5.2

Industry Total

“Workforce Sticky Situations — Pre- vention Before Investigation,” set for September 26. The webinar will address two complex issues for HR profession- als: Abuse of FMLA/ADA/Workers’ Compensation and Managing Dis- crimination Investigations. Every year millions of employees utilize

Year-to Date

June 2023

Year

Actual

Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change

2023 2022

189.149 206.082

-8.2

7.447 8.113

-8.2

Industry Total

Containerboard Consumption (Thousands of Tons)

Year

Month

Percent Change Year-to-Date Percent Change

Kristi Weierbach

2023 2022

2.7037 2.8541

-5.3

15.5017 16.9061

-8.3

FMLA, ADA, and Workers’ Compensation for legitimate and perfectly legal reasons. But abuse of these benefits is more common than you think. It is essential for companies to fully understand medical benefit abuse prevention and management before it becomes a sticky situation. Workplace investigations are often the most challeng- ing and stressful situations for HR professionals. Instructor Kristi Weierbach is the Managing Director, Workforce Advisory at Stambaugh Ness and holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Management. A recording of the webinar will only be available for in- dividual purchase or with the All Access Pass. Register at www.AICCbox.org/Calendar .

Container Board Inventory - Corrugator Plants (Thousands of Tons)

Corrugator Plants Only

Date

Percent Change Weeks of Supply

Percent Change

June May

2.2422 2.3221

-3.4

3.6 3.9

-7.7

Shipping Days

Year

Month

Year-to-Date

2023 2022

22 22

127 127

SOURCE: Fibre Box Association

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