News from June 2020

By Labor Gazette | Jun 29, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an interim final rule providing regulations necessary to implement and administer the high-wage components of the Labor Value Content (LVC) requirements set forth in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and the treaty’s implementing ...

By Labor Gazette | Jun 29, 2020
News Release: BOSTON, MA – After the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) initiated a compliance action, Consumer Medical – based in Norwell, Massachusetts – has paid an employee $3,076 in back wages to resolve violations of the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA) provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).

By Labor Gazette | Jun 29, 2020
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) in Indianapolis, Indiana, the IRS, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) are presenting a webinar on paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave requirements of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) for employers and business owners.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 29, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA, GA – On June 5, 2020, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered coercive sanctions against the owner of two Jacksonville, Florida-based contractors after finding them in contempt of court for failing to pay $2,202,049 in penalties assessed by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for safety and health violations at Florida worksites.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 29, 2020
News Release: ST. LOUIS, MO – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Unnerstall Contracting Company LLC for violations of OSHA’s trenching and excavation standards after an employee suffered severe injuries when a 20-foot trench collapsed during excavation of ...

By Labor Gazette | Jun 29, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that it is proposing a new exemption for investment advice fiduciaries. The Department’s actions today will benefit American workers and retirees by delivering more choices for their financial future with clear standards to be upheld by investment ...
By Fed News Journal | Jun 29, 2020
The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | Jun 29, 2020
The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | Jun 29, 2020
The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2020
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 29, 2020
The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 29, 2020
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Jun 29, 2020
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 29, 2020
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 29, 2020
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 29, 2020
The US Commerce Department published a five page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 29, 2020
The US Commerce Department published a seven page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 29, 2020
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 29, 2020
The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 29, 2020
The US Commerce Department published a six page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.