News from August 2020

By Labor Gazette | Aug 17, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today issued additional guidance to address questions raised by states about the Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program authorized by the Presidential Memorandum, Authorizing the Other Needs Assistance Program for Major Disaster Declarations Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 , issued on August 8, 2020.

By Labor Gazette | Aug 17, 2020
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The U.S. District Court of Nevada has ordered Sin City Investment Group Inc. – operating as American Leak Detection of Southern Nevada – and its president Leland Keith Ozawa to pay $51,434 for missing employee contributions and associated lost interest owed to non-fiduciary participants of the American Leak Detection SIMPLE IRA Plan.

By Labor Gazette | Aug 17, 2020
News Release: LOXAHATCHEE, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), A Cut Above Landscape & Maintenance Inc. – a landscaping company based in Loxahatchee, Florida – will pay 85 employees $110,602 in back wages for violating overtime and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

By Labor Gazette | Aug 17, 2020
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The U.S. District Court of Nevada has ordered Sin City Investment Group Inc. – operating as American Leak Detection of Southern Nevada – and its president Leland Keith Ozawa to pay $51,434 for missing employee contributions and associated lost interest owed to non-fiduciary participants of the American Leak Detection SIMPLE IRA Plan.

By Labor Gazette | Aug 17, 2020
News Release: MELBOURNE, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered U.S. Corrections LLC – headquartered in Melbourne, Florida – to reinstate an employee for reporting personal and commercial motor vehicle safety concerns. OSHA also ordered the company to pay more than $70,000 in back wages, $30,000 in punitive damages, $7,341 in compensatory damages, $30,000 in emotional distress damages and reasonable attorney’s fees.

By Labor Gazette | Aug 17, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today issued additional guidance to address questions raised by states about the Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program authorized by the Presidential Memorandum, Authorizing the Other Needs Assistance Program for Major Disaster Declarations Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 , issued on August 8, 2020.
By DOE Gazette | Aug 17, 2020
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 17, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 17, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 17, 2020
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 17, 2020
The US Interior Department published a four page proposed rule on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 17, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 17, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 17, 2020
The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 17, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 17, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 17, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 17, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Aug 17, 2020
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 17, 2020
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.