News published on Federal Newswire in April 2014

News from April 2014


News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will today chair the first-ever meeting of the Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE) initiative, a group of successful American businesspeople who have committed to sharing their time, energy, ideas, and experience to help develop the next generation of entrepreneurs.


News Release: Forecast Follows Record-Breaking Year for Spending U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker today announced that the United States can expect four percent average annual growth in tourism during the next five years, and that a record 72.2 million foreign travelers are projected to visit the United States ...


News Release: Thank you, Dr. Benson. You have been a true champion for the Baldrige Award from when you first served as a judge in 1997 through your contributions as an overseer to your current work as Chair of the Board of the Foundation. As everyone here knows, the Baldrige Award program is a major undertaking – ...


News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will today chair the first-ever meeting of the Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE) initiative , a group of successful American businesspeople who have committed to sharing their time, energy, ideas, and experience to help develop the next generation of entrepreneurs.


News Release: U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker today announced that the United States can expect four percent average annual growth in tourism during the next five years, and that a record 72.2 million foreign travelers are projected to visit the United States in 2014 alone. The Spring 2014 Forecast for International ...


WHD News Release: Judge orders Darryl Howes Farms to stop misclassifying migrant workers as independent contractors and comply with the FLSA and the MSPA  [04/07/2014]

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A federal judge has ordered Darryl Howes and his business, Darryl Howes Farms, located in Copemish, to stop misclassifying his migrant workers as independent contractors, to comply with the record-keeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and housing standards of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, and to cease interfering with U.S. Department of Labor investigations.


OPA News Release: Statement by US Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez on extending unemployment benefits [04/07/2014]

News Release: WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez today issued the following statement regarding the Senate's passage of legislation to reauthorize emergency unemployment benefits for five months: "Today, the U.S. Senate voted to provide relief to the more than 2.2 million Americans who have struggled to make ends meet since emergency unemployment benefits expired more than 90 days ago.


ETA News Release: Youth CareerConnect Awards Announced [04/07/2014]

News Release: WASHINGTON — Too few of America's students are meaningfully engaged in their academic experience while in high school, and many high school graduates lack exposure to learning that links their studies in school to future college and career pathways — especially in the critically important fields of science, ...


ETA News Release: New US Departments of Labor and Education college consortium to expand educational opportunities for Registered Apprenticeship graduates [04/07/2014]

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education, today launched the Registered Apprenticeship — College Consortium , a new effort that will allow graduates of Registered Apprenticeship programs to turn their years of rigorous on-the-job and classroom training into college credits toward an associate or bachelor degree.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a six page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.