By Bob Pepalis | Mar 23, 2022
A residential builder in Frisco, Texas, had to pay $163,648 in back wages after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation into improper overtime practices, as reported in a Feb. 15 Department of Labor news release.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 23, 2022
The United States and Croatia marked 30 years of diplomatic relations with shared goals of promoting peace, security and prosperity, the two countries said in a March 17 joint statement.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 22, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will livestream its agricultural data briefings beginning March 30 in order to provide as many people as possible with key information affecting the agricultural industry.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 22, 2022
The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security publicly identified any aircraft that has flown into Russia in violation of the Export Administration Regulations, the Department reported March 18.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 22, 2022
A federal court in Massachusetts ordered a Weymouth restaurant owner to pay $344,798 in back wages and damages to 13 workers who were reportedly denied overtime and tips they earned, according to a Feb. 11 U.S. Department of Labor news release.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 21, 2022
A federal court has ordered a Massachusetts employer accused of threatening an employee to pay $25,000 in punitive damages plus $164,246 in wages and damages to eight other workers who were underpaid, the Department of Labor announced March 9.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 21, 2022
Members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) met with a U.S. Senate committee recently to review updates the agency has made to its guidance policies on natural gas projects, FERC announced this month.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 21, 2022
Two Turlock, California agricultural employers reportedly shortchanged workers; transported and housed them unsafely, according to a federal investigation finding.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 21, 2022
A $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the successful prosecution of the person who caused the death of a green sea turtle entangled in a homemade net found in Port Orange, Fla., according to a March 17 release from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 21, 2022
The U.S. continues to expedite security assistance to Ukraine, including $1 billion this week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said March 16.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 20, 2022
The severe drought in 2021 had central Idaho landowners do more than they ever had to keep rivers flowing to save threatened salmon and steelhead, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Division said in a March 16 release.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 20, 2022
The United States is continuing to send humanitarian assistance to Ukraine by providing just over $186 million in support of more than 3 million refugees and internally displaced persons, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 20, 2022
A 34-year-old workers’ fatal fall at a zipline business in October 2021 could have been prevented if safety measures were taken, an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration reported.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 19, 2022
A March 10 U.S. Department of Labor news release reported workplace safety violations at four Bergen County worksites led a federal judge to order a New Jersey business owner to pay $2 million in penalties.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 19, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor published a request for information seeking public comment on how and if it should take action to protect retirement savings and pensions from risks of climate change.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 19, 2022
The United States has reportedly given millions of dollars in assistance, as well as millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses to more than 100 countries, according to a March 17 U.S. Department of State news release.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 18, 2022
The United States has imposed sanctions against a Belgian gold trader and his businesses for illegally trading gold from regions in the Democratic Republic of Congo controlled by armed groups.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 18, 2022
China uses technological innovations like facial recognition software to gain more control of its citizens, a Jan. 5, 2021, NPR article reported.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 17, 2022
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in response to Russia’s escalation of its premeditated, unjustified war on Ukraine, the United States continues its security assistance with another $1 billion, the U.S. State Department announced March 16.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 17, 2022
A Boston contractor involved in a 2021 double fatality and with a history of violations and various business names has again been cited for violations involving employee safety, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced last month.
