News from February 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: Today, Solicitor General Noel Francisco issued the following statement on the passing of former Deputy Solicitor General Lawrence Wallace: “My colleagues and I are deeply saddened at the recent passing of former Deputy Solicitor General Lawrence Wallace. A native of Syracuse, New York, Larry Wallace ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: Mackenzie Davis, 25, a former Ranger with the Hopi Law Enforcement Services, was sentenced Monday in federal court in Phoenix, Arizona, to 51 months in prison for sexually assaulting a female arrestee in his custody and destroying evidence to cover up his crimes. “This sentence demonstrates that law ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: Attorney General William P. Barr today announced that Michael Carvajal will serve as the Director of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Current BOP Director Dr. Kathleen Hawk Sawyer will remain as a Senior Advisor to assist him with the transition.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: A federal jury in Madison, Wisconsin, convicted a La Crosse, Wisconsin, dentist today of four counts of tax evasion, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Scott C. Blader for the Western District of Wisconsin.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: The Department of Justice today filed an amicus brief in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. In its amicus brief, the United States explains that Harvard’s expansive use of race in its admissions process ...
By Fed Newswire | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes of its interest rate meetings on January 21 and Jan. 29, 2020.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: FORT MILL, SC – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Simpson Electric Co. – a residential electric company based in Fort Mill, South Carolina – has paid $21,500 in back wages to 116 employees for violating overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, SC – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Tara of Charleston LLC – a Charleston, South Carolina-area company operating a Holiday Inn – has paid $58,233 in back wages and liquidated damages to 55 employees for violating overtime and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: DALLAS, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Damage Prevention Council of Texas (DPC) signed an alliance designed to educate employers and employees in all 254 counties in Texas about the hazards associated with trenching and excavation.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: MORGANTOWN, WV – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and PJ Dick Inc. have partnered to promote worker safety during the construction of Reynolds Hall – the future home to the new John Chambers College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University – in Morgantown, West Virginia.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia traveled to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to highlight workforce development and economic opportunity during a visit to Rockwell Automation. Secretary Scalia toured Rockwell Automation’s new manufacturing line that is set to open in spring 2020 and ...
By Labor Gazette | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, SC – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Tara of Charleston LLC – a Charleston, South Carolina-area company operating a Holiday Inn – has paid $58,233 in back wages and liquidated damages to 55 employees for violating overtime and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: FORT MILL, SC – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Simpson Electric Co. – a residential electric company based in Fort Mill, South Carolina – has paid $21,500 in back wages to 116 employees for violating overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: MORGANTOWN, WV – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and PJ Dick Inc. have partnered to promote worker safety during the construction of Reynolds Hall – the future home to the new John Chambers College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University – in Morgantown, West Virginia.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: DALLAS, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Damage Prevention Council of Texas (DPC) signed an alliance designed to educate employers and employees in all 254 counties in Texas about the hazards associated with trenching and excavation.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 25, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia traveled to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to highlight workforce development and economic opportunity during a visit to Rockwell Automation. Secretary Scalia toured Rockwell Automation’s new manufacturing line that is set to open in spring 2020 and ...
By State News Post | Feb 25, 2020
The US State Department published a two page notice on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 25, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Feb 25, 2020
The US State Department published a one page notice on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 25, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
