News from January 2019
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 24, 2019
News Release: I am honored to be the Chairman of this historic committee.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2019
News Release: Former Miramar Police Department Employee in Custody on Fraud Charges.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 24, 2019
Release: SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – Today, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Electricity (OE), Bruce J. Walker, announced the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) “Electricity Industry Technology and Practices Innovation Challenge.” This contest is designed to tap into American ingenuity for ideas on how to modify ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2019
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Sanford Austin Mays, of Fairmont, West Virginia, has admitted to drug possession and firearms charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 24, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee holds its formal organizational meeting for the 116th Congress. The meeting includes the adoption of Committee Rules, the formal appointment of subcommittee leadership and Member rosters, and adoption of the resolution setting forth subcommittee jurisdiction.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 24, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry wrote a letter to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to raise concerns and request information regarding the impact of the government shutdown on farmers, businesses, and consumers.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 24, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee holds its formal organizational meeting for the 116th Congress. The meeting includes the adoption of Committee Rules, the formal appointment of subcommittee leadership and Member rosters, and adoption of the resolution setting forth subcommittee jurisdiction.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2019
News Release: 16 Year-Old Victim Marked For Death Due to Suspected Ties to Rival L-Block Gang.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: The House today approved, 234-180, a new bipartisan package to reopen the government. The legislation, H.R. 648, reflects bipartisan House-Senate conference agreements negotiated by Republican and Democratic appropriators in both chambers last year. It includes $1.6 billion for border security-related initiatives.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Three men allegedly conspired with admitted “swatter" Tyler Rai Barriss to make hoax reports of bombs and murders to police departments, high schools and a convention center across the United States, according to three indictments unsealed today.
By Fed Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced its approval of the proposals under section 18(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act by Equity Bank, Andover, Kansas, to acquire certain assets and assume certain liabilities of MidFirst Bank, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and to establish and operate three branches.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: CORAL GABLES, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Compass Group USA Inc. – operating as Chartwells Dining – for exposing employees to burn and chemical hazards at its cafeteria in Coral Gables, Florida. The company faces $134,880 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has posted new frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the agency’s standard for respirable crystalline silica in general industry.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Unger’s Kosher Bakery Inc. – a bakery and grocery store based in Cleveland Heights, Ohio – has paid $80,726 in back wages to 27 employees for overtime and recordkeeping violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA - The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a consent judgment with BUB Inc. - a franchise operator of Primo Hoagies’ locations in Philadelphia and Bensalem, Pennsylvania - to resolve overtime and recordkeeping violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Filed in the U.S. ...
By Labor Gazette | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has signed a strategic partnership agreement to promote worker safety and health during the construction of the Central Passenger Terminal Complex Modernization project at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: MIAMI, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered a consent judgment and order between the U.S. Department of Labor and Kevin F. Kirkeide, a former chief financial ...
By Labor Gazette | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: NAPLES, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Ad-Ler Roofing Inc. for exposing employees to dangerous falls at a Naples residential worksite, one month after similar violations were found at another worksite. The Fort Myers, Florida-based contractor faces penalties of $91,466.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA - The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a consent judgment with BUB Inc. - a franchise operator of Primo Hoagies’ locations in Philadelphia and Bensalem, Pennsylvania - to resolve overtime and recordkeeping violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Filed in the U.S. ...
By Labor Gazette | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Unger’s Kosher Bakery Inc. – a bakery and grocery store based in Cleveland Heights, Ohio – has paid $80,726 in back wages to 27 employees for overtime and recordkeeping violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
