News from September 2018
By Fed Newswire | Sep 25, 2018
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced its approval of the application under section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act by Compass Bank, Birmingham, Alabama, to establish a branch in Houston, Texas.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 25, 2018
News Release: Today, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that commercial fishery failures occurred between 2015 and 2017 for salmon fisheries in Washington, Oregon, and California, in addition to the sardine fishery in California.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 25, 2018
News Release: DETROIT, MI – The City of Detroit, Michigan, has created a total of five lactation stations and amended its break policy to accommodate nursing employees’ needs to express and store milk during the workday. The policy changes follow an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), which determined the City was not complying with the Break Time for Nursing Mothers provision of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Sep 25, 2018
News Release: PHOENIX, AZ – Insearch Corp. – based in Tempe, Arizona – will pay $64,584 to 73 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the transportation company violated minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Sep 25, 2018
News Release: GUAYNABO, P.R. – In the year since hurricanes Irma and Maria struck Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has recovered $14,337,657 in unpaid wages for 7,761 employees engaged in recovery work in those territories. WHD has also undertaken significant outreach activities to educate employers and employees about compliance with federal wage laws, as part of its ongoing hurricane response efforts.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 25, 2018
News Release: WHITE PLAINS, NY – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has entered a consent judgment requiring Hudson View Care Center Inc. - doing business as Regency Extended Care Center - and owner Michael Melnicke to pay $182,500 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages ...
By Labor Gazette | Sep 25, 2018
News Release: LAKEWOOD, CO – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Vforge Inc. – based in Lakewood, Colorado – for machine safety hazards after an employee suffered fatal injuries while working on a forging machine. The company faces proposed penalties of $225,046.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 25, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched a new program to address hazards from exposure to fertilizer-grade ammonium nitrate (FGAN) and agricultural anhydrous ammonium. The Regional Emphasis Program (REP) will be effective in the states of Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.
By USDA Wire | Sep 25, 2018
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Sep 25, 2018
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 25, 2018
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 25, 2018
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 25, 2018
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 25, 2018
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 25, 2018
The US Commerce Department published a five page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 25, 2018
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 25, 2018
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 25, 2018
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 25, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a nine page rule on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 25, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
