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Charleston trampoline park pays $11K penalty after allowing 14- and 15-year-olds to work outside legally permitted hours

Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found the employer – a children’s trampoline park – allowed 30 minor-aged employees to work outside of federally permitted work hours

US Department of Labor recovers $55K in back wages for 7 workers after Durham restaurant fails to pay overtime, denies tips left by customers

U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found Indian Monsoon illegally kept tips left by customers for employees’ services.

Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. recupera $1.6M para 83 trabajadores de restaurantes de Los Ángeles cuyo empleador les negó pago por horas extra

El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. recuperó $1,651,550 en salarios atrasados y compensación por daños del propietario de siete restaurantes de Los Ángeles que negó a 83 trabajadores el pago por horas extras y mantuvo registros falsos para tratar de ocultar el robo de salarios.

US Labor Department recovers $1.6M for 83 restaurant workers whose Los Angeles employer denied them overtime pay; tried to hide wage theft

The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $1,651,550 in back wages and liquidated damages from the owner of seven Los Angeles restaurants who denied 83 workers overtime wages and kept false pay records in an attempt to hide the wage theft.

Arby’s franchisee allows teens to work outside of federally allowed limits at 9 South Carolina locations, federal investigation finds

What began as a child labor investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor at one Arby’s restaurant location in Laurens, expanded to include other restaurants operated by the same business operator who was found to be allowing 65 minor-aged employees to work outside of federally allowed work hours.

South Carolina; Major Disaster and Related Determinations discussed on Jan. 9 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Homeland Security Department discusses Puerto Rico; Amendment No. 16 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration on Jan. 9

The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Climate attribution tools critical for understanding extreme events

News Release: A combination heat and drought event in the western U.S., simultaneous ocean and land heat waves in the northwestern region of the Pacific Ocean, a South Korean heat wave that was off the charts and wildfires in Cape Town, South Africa, were some of the recent extreme weather events made more likely by human-caused climate change, according to new research offsite link posted today on the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) website.

Alaska Packers' Rock

News Release: The Rangers at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace provide many different types of programs including Ranger talks, guided tours, and interactive activities.

Peer Review Assessment for the Catch Accounting and Monitoring System (CAMS) discussed on Jan. 9 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Justice Department Files Statement of Interest in Fair Housing Act Case Alleging Unlawful Algorithm-Based Tenant Screening Practices

News Release: The Department of Justice and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that they filed a Statement of Interest to explain the Fair Housing Act’s (FHA) application to algorithm-based tenant screening systems. The Statement of Interest was filed in Louis et al. v. SafeRent ...

Combined Notice of Filings #1 discussed on Jan. 9 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Implementation of Changes to the Parole Process for Venezuelans discussed on Jan. 9 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a four page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Implementation of a Parole Process for Cubans discussed on Jan. 9 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Changes Related to Reserve Account Administration in Multi-Family Housing (MFH) Direct Loan Programs discussed on Jan. 9 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a three page proposed rule on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Mata: 'Reducing fuel loading creates a more fire resilient landscape'

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced prescribed burns in the Redding, Calif., area.

Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting discussed on Jan. 9 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Justice Department Secures Agreement with California Community Organization to Resolve Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a settlement agreement with Youth UpRising, a community organization in Oakland, California, that provides youth services. The agreement resolves the department’s determination that Youth UpRising violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by discriminating against a non-U.S. citizen employee based on citizenship status and retaliating against a second employee who tried to stop the discrimination.

Labor Department discusses Workforce Information Advisory Council; Meetings on Jan. 9

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Seminole Tribe of Florida; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration discussed on Jan. 9 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

DOI-USGS1 offers new grant application process starting Jan. 10

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on Jan. 10.

Wyden Statement on CBO Score of House Republican Bill Rescinding IRA Funding

News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement on the newly released CBO score of the House Republican bill rescinding funding Democrats passed in the Inflation Reduction Act to crack down on tax cheating by the wealthy and corporations. CBO found the House Republican bill would add more than $114 billion to the deficit and reduce revenues by nearly $186 billion.