News from June 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2019
News Release: In the June 12, 2019 memorandum to all U.S. Attorneys, Assistant Attorneys General, and the FBI, the Deputy Attorney General extended at least until the end of the calendar year the grace period on implementing the Office of Legal Counsel's (OLC) 2018 opinion finding that all but one of the prohibitions ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2019
News Release: A Cheyenne, Wyoming, resident, who created exercise equipment, was sentenced to prison today, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Mark A. Klaassen for the District of Wyoming.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2019
News Release: A federal grand jury indicted Sharalyn McClain, 28, a former Mississippi Department of Corrections officer, for using excessive force against an inmate at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility. The indictment charges McClain with a felony civil rights offense for her role in the assault of the ...
By Labor Gazette | Jun 12, 2019
News Release: APOPKA, FL – After investigations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Rios Rodriguez Enterprises Inc. – owner of five Central Florida restaurants – will pay $83,577 in back wages to 91 employees for violating the minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The employer also paid $21,266 in civil money penalties for repeated violations.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 12, 2019
News Release: ORANGE BEACH, AL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Bahama Bob's Beachside Café Inc. – a full-service restaurant based in Orange Beach, Alabama – has paid $81,129 in back wages and liquidated damages to 28 employees for violating overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Jun 12, 2019
News Release: SUWANEE, GA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Granite Masters Inc. – a granite countertop installation company based in Suwanee, Georgia – will pay $105,020 in back wages and liquidated damages to 36 employees for violations of the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Jun 12, 2019
News Release: CAMP LEJEUNE, NC – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Apex Systems LLC – a staffing agency and government subcontractor at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina – has paid $1,523,137 in back wages to 209 employees for violating provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA).
By Labor Gazette | Jun 12, 2019
News Release: AUGUSTA, ME – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Shawn D. Purvis, owner of Purvis Home Improvement Co. Inc. for egregious willful, repeat, and serious workplace safety violations. Purvis - a Saco, Maine, roofing contractor - faces a total of $1,792,726 in penalties. The enforcement action follows the death of an employee in Portland, Maine, on Dec. 13, 2018.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has completed a major upgrade to its primary data system – the Mine Data Retrieval System (MDRS) – bringing increased functionality and more intuitive navigation to this widely used feature.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 12, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jun 12, 2019
The US State Department published a one page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 12, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 12, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jun 12, 2019
The US State Department published a two page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 12, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2019
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jun 12, 2019
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jun 12, 2019
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jun 12, 2019
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jun 12, 2019
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
