News from December 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: A New York City restaurateur was sentenced to prison for a tax evasion scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement with the owners and managers of housing in Honolulu, Hawaii, to resolve a lawsuit filed last year alleging that the defendants refused to rent to families with children at properties they owned and managed, in violation of the Fair Housing Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: Pacific Carriers Limited (PCL), a Singapore-based company that owns subsidiaries engaged in international shipping, was sentenced today in federal court before U.S. District Court Judge Louise Flanagan in New Bern, North Carolina, after pleading guilty to violations of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, obstruction of justice, and for a failure to notify the U.S. Coast Guard of a hazardous condition on the Motor Vessel (M/V) Pac Antares.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes of its interest rate meetings from October 5 through November 5, 2020.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA – Atlantic Housing Foundation – a non-profit operator of affordable housing communities in Savannah, Georgia – has paid $3,920 in back wages. The company wrongly denied paid leave under the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA) to an employee who missed work to care for a child whose school closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: LABELLE, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has debarred Flo-Ag LLC – a farm labor contracting company based in Labelle, Florida – and its principals Jose Flores and Juan Flores from applying for certification to request temporary foreign workers under the H-2A agricultural worker visa program for two years.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: DECATUR, GA – Lamar Ferrell Chevrolet Inc. – a car dealership based in Decatur, Georgia – paid $7,880 in back wages for wrongly denying paid leave under the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA) to an employee who missed work to care for a child whose place of care closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS, NV – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Vectrus Inc – based in Colorado Springs, Colorado – has paid $108,002 in back wages and fringe benefits to 69 employees. WHD investigators found the construction contractor violated the Davis-Bacon ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: WEST COVINA, CA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Kal Freight – an Ontario, California-based trucking company – has paid $90,508 in back wages to 16 employees for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime requirements.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: WEST COVINA, CA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Kal Freight – an Ontario, California-based trucking company – has paid $90,508 in back wages to 16 employees for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime requirements.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS, NV – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Vectrus Inc – based in Colorado Springs, Colorado – has paid $108,002 in back wages and fringe benefits to 69 employees. WHD investigators found the construction contractor violated the Davis-Bacon ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: DECATUR, GA – Lamar Ferrell Chevrolet Inc. – a car dealership based in Decatur, Georgia – paid $7,880 in back wages for wrongly denying paid leave under the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA) to an employee who missed work to care for a child whose place of care closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: LABELLE, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has debarred Flo-Ag LLC – a farm labor contracting company based in Labelle, Florida – and its principals Jose Flores and Juan Flores from applying for certification to request temporary foreign workers under the H-2A agricultural worker visa program for two years.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA – Atlantic Housing Foundation – a non-profit operator of affordable housing communities in Savannah, Georgia – has paid $3,920 in back wages. The company wrongly denied paid leave under the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA) to an employee who missed work to care for a child whose school closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
By DOJ Gazette | Dec 1, 2020
The US Justice Department published a three page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 1, 2020
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Dec 1, 2020
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 1, 2020
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Dec 1, 2020
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Dec 1, 2020
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
