News from May 2020
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: The Department of Justice today filed a statement of interest in a Maine federal court in support of a lawsuit filed by campgrounds in Maine—and New Hampshire residents who wish to enjoy them—challenging a measure by Governor Janet Mills in response to COVID‑19 that treats Maine residents more favorably ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: The Department of Justice today filed a statement of interest in a Colorado federal court supporting the First Amendment religious freedom claims of High Plains Harvest Church and its pastor. The statement of interest is part of Attorney General William P. Barr's Apr. 27, 2020 initiative directing Assistant ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: Attorney General William P. Barr has issued the following statement: “The video images of the incident that ended with the death of Mr. Floyd, while in custody of Minneapolis police officers, were harrowing to watch and deeply disturbing. The state prosecutor has been in the process of determining whether ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: This week, the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice concluded its hearing on rural and tribal justice with a panel on public safety challenges within American Indian and Alaska Native communities. The commission also began its hearing on community engagement, with ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: Rodney Allen, 43, of Beaufort, South Carolina, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Jacksonville, Florida, to one count of intimidating and interfering with the employees of an abortion clinic by making a bomb threat and one count of making false statements to a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: The Department of Justice today filed a statement of interest in a Michigan federal court in support of a lawsuit filed by seven businesses challenging the restrictions imposed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Fed Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday released its annual determination of the aggregate consolidated liabilities of financial companies as required by the Dodd-Frank Act. The act prohibits a financial company from combining with another company if the resulting company's liabilities would exceed 10 percent of the aggregate consolidated liabilities of all financial companies.
By Fed Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday released results of a survey of senior financial officers at banks about their strategies and practices for managing reserve balances. The Senior Financial Officer Survey is used by the Board to obtain information about deposit pricing and behavior, bank liability ...
By Commerce News Now | May 29, 2020
News Release: Scott Deal, CEO and Founder of Maverick Boating Group, introduced Secretary Ross.
By Commerce News Now | May 29, 2020
News Release: FORT PIERCE, FL – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced $10 million in Economic Development Administration (EDA) grants to the state of Florida during a visit to Indian River State College (IRSC) in Ft. Pierce. The two EDA grants will help recovering businesses gain access to capital ...
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2020
News Release: NORTH BRANCH, MN – An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has led the City of North Branch, Minnesota, to pay $1,696 in back wages to an employee denied paid sick leave after her healthcare provider recommended a 14-day quarantine for reasons related to coronavirus.
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2020
News Release: DES MOINES, IA – BAH Brazilian Steakhouse has paid 14 employees $3,059 in back wages after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found the Des Moines, Iowa, restaurant failed to pay employees for the last payroll period worked prior to the restaurant’s closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2020
News Release: MARLTON, NJ – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited AA& B Builders Inc. and Ebenezer General Construction Excavating for exposing employees to safety hazards on a worksite in Ewing, New Jersey. The companies face a combined total of $148,264 in proposed penalties.
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2020
News Release: MARLTON, NJ – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited AA& B Builders Inc. and Ebenezer General Construction Excavating for exposing employees to safety hazards on a worksite in Ewing, New Jersey. The companies face a combined total of $148,264 in proposed penalties.
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2020
News Release: DES MOINES, IA – BAH Brazilian Steakhouse has paid 14 employees $3,059 in back wages after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found the Des Moines, Iowa, restaurant failed to pay employees for the last payroll period worked prior to the restaurant’s closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2020
News Release: NORTH BRANCH, MN – An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has led the City of North Branch, Minnesota, to pay $1,696 in back wages to an employee denied paid sick leave after her healthcare provider recommended a 14-day quarantine for reasons related to coronavirus.
By USDA Wire | May 29, 2020
The US Agriculture Department published a five page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2020
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2020
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2020
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
