News published on Federal Newswire in June 2019

News from June 2019


News Release: The vice president of sales for an American furniture manufacturer pleaded guilty today for obtaining his competitors’ confidential bid proposals in an effort to win a State Department contract to provide furniture to a U.S. embassy abroad.


News Release: The Department of Justice today filed a Statement of Interest in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine supporting students who claim that the State discriminated against them in violation of the Free Exercise Clause of the U.S. Constitution when it barred them from a program paying the public ...


Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Ameris Bancorp

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced its approval of the application under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 by Ameris Bancorp, Moultrie, Georgia, to merge with Fidelity Southern Corporation ("FSC") and thereby indirectly acquire FSC's subsidiary state nonmember bank, Fidelity Bank, both of Atlanta, Georgia.


U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in South Carolina Restaurant Paying Back Wages After Violating Federal Overtime Wage Requirements

News Release: NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Benito's Brick Oven Pizza & Pasta – a North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina-based restaurant – has paid $54,355 in back wages and liquidated damages to 12 employees for violating overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Omaha Family Dollar Store  For Blocked Exit Routes and Other Hazards

News Release: OMAHA, NE ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited national discount retailer Family Dollar Store for safety violations after the company allowed equipment to block an exit route at an Omaha, Nebraska, store. OSHA proposed penalties of $302,147.


U.S. Department of Labor and Louisiana Military Department Partner To Serve At-Risk Youth with Job Corps Demonstration Project

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta and Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards today announced a new Job Corps demonstration project to serve at-risk youth with skills instruction through an expansion of the Louisiana National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program. The Louisiana National Guard ...


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a four page notice on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.