News from December 2018
By Fed Newswire | Dec 19, 2018
News Release: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in November indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a strong rate. Job gains have been strong, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Household ...
By Fed Newswire | Dec 19, 2018
News Release: The attached table and charts released on Wednesday summarize the economic projections and the target federal funds rate projections made by Federal Open Market Committee participants for the December 18-19 meeting.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 19, 2018
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board has approved action on Wednesday by the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, increasing the discount rate (the primary credit rate) at the Bank from 2-3/4 percent to 3 percent, effective Dec. 20, 2018.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 19, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the affirmative preliminary determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) investigations of imports of steel propane cylinders from China and Thailand, determining that exporters from these countries have been found dumping this product at margins of 8.27 to 83.50 percent for China, and of 9.85 percent for Thailand.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 19, 2018
News Release: DURHAM, NC – Duke Patient Revenue Management Organization - operating as Duke University Health System - has paid an employee $9,066 in lost wages and reinstated the employee after a U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the employer violated the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
By Labor Gazette | Dec 19, 2018
News Release: MOUNT HOLLY, NC – Stanton Enterprise Inc. – a McDonald’s franchisee in Mount Holly, North Carolina – has paid a civil penalty of $5,517 following a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation that found the fast-food restaurant violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) child labor requirements after a 15-year-old employee suffered a burn to her arm.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 19, 2018
News Release: NEW YORK, NY – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has ordered the operators of three Queens, New York, hotels to pay $360,543 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages to 83 ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 19, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded more than $50 million in new funding to non-governmental organizations and a range of organizations to promote labor law enforcement and help end exploitative labor practices in 13 trade partner countries. The funds will support projects to combat ...
By Commerce News Now | Dec 19, 2018
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 19, 2018
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 19, 2018
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 19, 2018
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 19, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 19, 2018
The US Energy Department published a three page rule on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 19, 2018
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 19, 2018
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 19, 2018
The US Energy Department published a three page proposed rule on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 19, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Dec 19, 2018
The US State Department published a two page notice on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Dec 19, 2018
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
