News from March 2020
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting above-average temperatures across the country this spring, as well as above-average precipitation in the central and eastern United States. Significant rainfall events could trigger flood conditions on top of already saturated soils.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. March 19, 2020 - Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks continue to modify operations in order to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: ST. LOUIS - The National Park Service (NPS) has announced the temporary closure of Gateway Arch National Park, which includes the Gateway Arch and Old Courthouse, beginning Wednesday, March 18 until further notice due to the evolving COVID-19 health situation.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: William Howard Taft National Historic Site is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of 4:45 PM, March 18th 2020 the Taft House and the...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Glen Jean, WV - New River Gorge National River Superintendent Lizzie Watts announced that the park will be temporarily closing the Canyon Rim Visitor Center, its primary visitor contact facility, in response to the latest guidance from the White House, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Calumet, MI - Keweenaw National Historical Park is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of 18 March 2020, Park Headquarters building...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Fort Scott National Historic Site is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of Wednesday, March 18, at 12 p.m., the Fort Scott National Historic Site Parkstore and visitor contact desk area is closed until further notice. The upcoming Spring Civil War Encampment event will be rescheduled for a future date TBD.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: National Park Service News Release. Release Date: March 18, 2020. Contact: NewsMedia@nps.gov. Thomas Edison National Historical Park is Modifying Operations to Implement Latest Health Guidance. West Orange, NJ - Thomas Edison is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Felon in Possession of a Firearm.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 18, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture seeks qualified individuals to serve as peer reviewers to evaluate proposals that support socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers. Panelists will review fiscal year 2020 proposals for the Outreach and Assistance for Socially ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: On Mar. 18, a federal court ordered El Mundo Feliz, a Partnership (El Mundo), and Daniel Martinez Jr. to begin paying employment taxes to the United States on a timely basis, the Justice Department announced today.
By Fed Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday broadened its program of support for the flow of credit to households and businesses by taking steps to enhance the liquidity and functioning of crucial money markets. Through the establishment of a Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility, or MMLF, the Federal ...
By Labor Gazette | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of up to $100 million for Dislocated Worker Grants (DWGs) to help address the workforce-related impacts of the public health emergency related to COVID-19, also known as novel coronavirus.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: NASHVILLE, TN – The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division, has approved a settlement between the U.S. Department of Labor, Zander Group Holdings Inc., Stephen Thompson and Jeffrey Zander involving the company’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
By Labor Gazette | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Following President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) today issued a National Interest Exemption memorandum to facilitate response efforts for COVID-19, also known as novel coronavirus.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Brandenburg Industrial Service Company have signed a strategic partnership to promote worker safety and health during the demolition of the Montrose and Sibley Generating Stations in Clinton and Sibley, Missouri. Both coal-fired powered plants ceased operations in 2018.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: NASHVILLE, TN – The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division, has approved a settlement between the U.S. Department of Labor, Zander Group Holdings Inc., Stephen Thompson and Jeffrey Zander involving the company’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
By Labor Gazette | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched an initiative to increase the focus of agency inspections in the District of Columbia’s maritime, construction, and general industries on identifying, reducing, or eliminating worker exposures to respirable crystalline silica.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched an initiative to increase the focus of agency inspections in Delaware’s maritime, construction, and general industries on identifying, reducing, or eliminating worker exposures to respirable crystalline silica.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched an initiative to increase the focus of agency inspections in Pennsylvania’s maritime, construction, and general industries on identifying, reducing, or eliminating worker exposures to respirable crystalline silica.
