News from November 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2016
News Release: Armando Sotelo, 24, pleaded guilty today to a hate crime offense for his role in a June 19, 2015, assault of a black Somali man in Dodge City, Kansas. Omar Cantero Martinez, 32, also pleaded guilty today to providing perjured testimony during a hate crimes prosecution arising from the same assault.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2016
News Release: Fengyi Zhou, a resident of Syosset, New York, and the owner of a business that specialized in Asian works of art, pleaded guilty today to illegally trafficking horns from endangered black rhinoceros.
By Fed Newswire | Nov 29, 2016
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes of its discount rate meetings for October 11 and Oct. 31, 2016.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 29, 2016
News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered opening remarks at the Communities that Work Partnership’s (CTWP) capstone event. A joint initiative of the Department of Commerce and the Aspen Institute, the CTWP strengthens regional economies by equipping American workers with the skills ...
By Commerce News Now | Nov 29, 2016
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson today released a playbook intended to help communities develop comprehensive strategies to create a pipeline of skilled workers to fill local jobs.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 29, 2016
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS – A Minnesota-based company has agreed to pay 15,909 employees nationwide a total of $976,765 – $488,229 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages – after a federal investigation found the employer violated federal minimum wage requirements at its health clubs and fitness center locations in 26 states.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 29, 2016
News Release: SEATTLE – For longshoremen who load and offload timber in the upper Northwest, every ship that sails into port carries a reminder of the litany of hazards they face at work. Loads of extremely heavy logs must be handled carefully to avoid serious and potentially fatal injuries. At the same time, employers ...
By Labor Gazette | Nov 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. General Services Administration, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor, today announced the conclusion of the site evaluations for the new DOL headquarters. GSA has identified three sites as potential locations. The conclusion of the site evaluations is part of GSA’s continued effort to explore options for a new DOL headquarters that would help enable the department’s mission to support a 21st century workforce.
By Fed News Journal | Nov 29, 2016
The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Nov 29, 2016
The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Nov 29, 2016
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Nov 29, 2016
The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 29, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 29, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 29, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 29, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 29, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 29, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 29, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 29, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
