News from October 2019
By Commerce News Now | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the initiation of new inquiries into imports of uncoated paper from Australia, Brazil, China, and Indonesia, to determine if imports of uncoated paper in roll form, which are then converted into sheets of paper after entering the United States, result in circumvention of the existing antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders.

By Labor Gazette | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA – To help establish prevailing wage rates, the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is conducting a survey of highway construction projects in Delaware.

By Labor Gazette | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS, NV – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Royal West Drywall Inc. – a residential drywall and paint company in Las Vegas, Nevada – will pay $133,007 in back wages to 233 employees for violating the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

By Labor Gazette | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: POWAY, CA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. – a Poway, California-based federal contactor providing aircraft systems and services to the U.S. Army – will pay $951,456 to 1,109 employees nationwide for violating the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA).

By Labor Gazette | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: AUSTIN, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Liquid Environmental Solutions of Texas LLC for workplace safety hazards following an employee fatality at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in April 2019. The company faces $301,188 in fines.

By Labor Gazette | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: CHARLESTON, WV - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Roofing Solutions LLC – based in Charleston, West Virginia – for exposing employees to falls, and other safety and health hazards at worksites in Charleston and Nitro, West Virginia. The company faces $202,988 in penalties.

By Labor Gazette | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: OCEAN SPRINGS, MS – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Graham Construction Co. Inc. for exposing employees to trenching hazards after inspectors observed employees installing water lines in an unprotected excavation at a work site in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The contractor faces $161,771 in penalties.

By Labor Gazette | Oct 11, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has released a new Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) for Educational Institutions to assist them in meeting their legal requirements and responsibilities as federal contractors.
By DOJ Gazette | Oct 11, 2019
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Oct. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 11, 2019
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Oct 11, 2019
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Oct. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 11, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 11, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 11, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 11, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Oct. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 11, 2019
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Oct. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Oct 11, 2019
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.