News from September 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2017
News Release: On Thursday, The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico announced the formation of a Task Force that will be working against fraud related to Hurricane Irma recovery efforts and the following day they announced what appears to be the first case in the District of Puerto Rico related to Hurricane Irma’s relief efforts.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 15, 2017
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross has announced the initiation of new antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations to determine whether imports of titanium sponge from Japan and Kazakhstan are being unfairly dumped in the United States, and whether producers in Kazakhstan are receiving alleged unfair subsidies.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 15, 2017
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division and a large Midwest health care management company have reached an agreement to resolve overtime violations at 23 skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 15, 2017
News Release: DENVER, CO – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is conducting a statewide survey of wages paid to workers on heavy construction projects in North Dakota to establish prevailing wage rates required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA).
By Labor Gazette | Sep 15, 2017
News Release: NEWBERRY, SC – A federal court has ordered a South Carolina company providing laborers to a turkey processing plant to pay four disabled workers $165,402 in back wages and liquidated damages after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the employer violated the minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Sep 15, 2017
News Release: SCOTT, LA – A Southwest Louisiana company that tests soil and concrete density for construction projects has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division to resolve violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Sep 15, 2017
News Release: MISSOULA, MT – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the U.S. Forest Service (USFS)-Northern Division, and the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE)-Northern Region have signed a two-year alliance to promote safe practices in Montana and North and South Dakota’s forestry, logging, firefighting, and natural resource industries.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 15, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced employee benefit plan compliance guidance and relief for victims of Hurricane Irma that parallels that which it already provided to victims of Hurricane Harvey regarding verification procedures for plan loans and distributions, participant contributions and loan payments, blackout notices, and group health plan compliance. The Hurricane Harvey relief was announced on Aug. 30, 2017, in EBSA Release Number 17-1216-NAT.
By State News Post | Sep 15, 2017
The US State Department published a two page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Sep 15, 2017
The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Sep 15, 2017
The US State Department published a two page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Sep 15, 2017
The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 15, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 15, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 15, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 15, 2017
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 15, 2017
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Sep 15, 2017
The US Justice Department published a four page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 15, 2017
The US Labor Department published a five page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 15, 2017
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
