News published on Federal Newswire in October 2018

News from October 2018


Hot Foods Purchases Approved for SNAP Recipients in 23 Georgia Counties

News Release: Actions Also Taken in Florida, North Carolina and Virginia WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2018 — To provide relief from the impacts of Hurricane Michael, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS ) will allow participants in the USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP ) in 23 Georgia counties to buy hot foods with their benefits through Nov. 17, 2018.


News Release: A 64-year-old Grapevine, Texas, man was sentenced today to 12 months in federal prison for a hate crime, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore for the Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.


News Release: The U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) announced a national settlement with Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (Chevron) that requires safety improvements at all of its petroleum refineries across the United States, ...


News Release: It is an honor to be here in Astana to welcome this U.S. business development mission to Kazakhstan. Thank you to our partner, the U.S.-Kazakhstan Business Association, in bringing this delegation to Astana.


News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the affirmative preliminary determination in the antidumping duty (AD) investigation of imports of certain steel wheels from the People’s Republic of China, finding that exporters from China have been dumping this product in the United States at a margin of 231.70 percent.


U.S. Department of Labor to Provide Educational Forum in New Hampshire

News Release: MANCHESTER, NH - The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) will present an educational forum about developments in its policies and regulations, and its Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) Program, in Concord, New Hampshire, on November 6, 2018.


U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Back Wages For 92 Employees at North Carolina Rehabilitation Center

News Release: SELMA, NC – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Johnson County Industries Inc. – based in Selma, North Carolina – has paid $50,303 in back wages to 92 employees for failing to meet requirements of the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) and Section 14(c) provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).


Minnesota Food Service Contractor to Pay $399,000 to Resolve Gender Pay Discrimination Found by U.S. Department of Labor

News Release: ROSEVILLE, MN - The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement with A'viands Food & Service Management requiring the federal contractor to pay $399,000 in back pay and interest to 98 female employees to resolve pay discrimination violations found at its Roseville, Minnesota, facility.


U.S. Department of Labor Provides Compliance Assistance Resources  To Secure Employee Benefits

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has developed compliance assistance resources to help protect employee benefits. EBSA's goal is to help workers by restoring plan assets and securing the payment of promised benefits, and to help employee ...


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.