News from January 2020

By Interior Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: San Juan National Historic Site would like to announce that the park will be opening today, Tuesday, Jan. 07, 2020, at 1 pm. “Our main priority is the safety of all. We are verifying that all areas of the park are safe for our staff to work and our visitors to come and enjoy. So we want our staff to get their family affairs in order and at the same time ascertain that all structural integrity of the park is well", said Superintendent Myrna Palfrey.

By USDA Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: FARGO, N.D., Jan. 7, 2020 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development North Dakota State Director Clare Carlson announced USDA has invested $23 million in two high-speed broadband infrastructure projects that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 2,643 rural households and 78 businesses in North Dakota. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.

By USDA Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., January 7, 2020) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after Senator Kelly Loeffler (GA) was sworn in to the U.S. Senate and named to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry: “I want to congratulate Senator Loeffler on her swearing ...

By USDA Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., January 7, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded President Donald J. Trump’s nomination of Brandon Lipps as Under Secretary of the Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Secretary Perdue issued the following ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: The United States has filed a complaint against Community Health Network Inc. (Community) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, the Department of Justice announced today. Community, an integrated health care system in central Indiana, is alleged to have violated the Stark Law ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today the resolution of a lawsuit in which Naval Petty Officer Third Class Lindsey Hunger alleged that Walmart violated her rights when it failed to offer her employment at the Walmart store located at 2545 Rimrock Avenue in Grand Junction, Colorado because ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: A New York man was sentenced today to 60 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for participating in a scheme that used secret card-reading devices and pinhole cameras on various New Jersey bank locations to steal at least $390,141.

By Labor Gazette | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: HONOLULU, HI – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Phoenix Renovation Corp. – a plumbing service company based in Honolulu, Hawaii – and its construction subsidiary will collectively pay $134,623 to 93 employees for violating the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Additionally, WHD assessed the companies a total of $61,163 in civil penalties because of the willful nature of the violations.

By Labor Gazette | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced three new opinion letters that address compliance issues related to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). An opinion letter is an official, written opinion by the department's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) on how a particular law applies in specific circumstances presented by the person or entity that requested the letter.

By Labor Gazette | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced three new opinion letters that address compliance issues related to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). An opinion letter is an official, written opinion by the department's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) on how a particular law applies in specific circumstances presented by the person or entity that requested the letter.

By Labor Gazette | Jan 7, 2020
News Release: HONOLULU, HI – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Phoenix Renovation Corp. – a plumbing service company based in Honolulu, Hawaii – and its construction subsidiary will collectively pay $134,623 to 93 employees for violating the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Additionally, WHD assessed the companies a total of $61,163 in civil penalties because of the willful nature of the violations.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 7, 2020
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Jan. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jan 7, 2020
The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Jan. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 7, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Jan. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jan 7, 2020
The US Justice Department published a three page rule on Jan. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 7, 2020
The US Interior Department published a two page rule on Jan. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 7, 2020
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 7, 2020
The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Jan. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 7, 2020
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 7, 2020
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.