News from October 2020
By Interior Newswire | Oct 3, 2020
News Release: PUEBLO, Colo. - The Bureau of Reclamation held a kickoff event for the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) Project at Pueblo Dam, Oct. 3, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2020
News Release: West Middlesex, PA - U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott and Portage County Sheriff David Doak, announce that late this afternoon, members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF), along with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) and the Portage County Sheriff’s Office located missing teen Cara Stefan, 14, and arrested wanted fugitive Eduardo Guerrero, 21.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Tayler Marie Sovereign 23, of Lincoln, was sentenced on Oct. 2, 2020, by Chief United States District Judge John M. Gerrard to 10 years in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, actual (pure). Following the prison term, Sovereign will serve five years on supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 3, 2020
News Release: Devils Tower National Monument hosted 27,550 vehicles or approximately 74,135 recreation visits in September 2020. This is an 18% increase from September 2019, making it the busiest September in Devils Tower history. The nation’s first national monument, located in Crook County, Wyoming, is 1,374 acres and was at 70% staffing this summer.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 3, 2020
News Release: Thanks to the success of firefighters and other emergency services personnel in managing the Zogg Fire, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area's temporary Zogg Fire closures are being lifted. By Saturday, October 3rd at 10 am, Whiskeytown Lake will reopen to boating. Additionally, the south side of the park will reopen, including Brandy Creek Beach, Marina, and RV Campground; the Paige Bar Road-Mule Town Road corridors; and South Shore Drive.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: For months, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has worked hand in hand with state, local, and private sector partners to implement a Whole-of-America approach to combating COVID-19. That work continues as DHS and its committed workforce are dedicated to ensuring our elections are secure during a pandemic environment.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: The Justice Department today filed a statement of interest in federal district court in Washington, D.C., arguing the Constitution and federal law require the District of Columbia to accommodate Capitol Hill Baptist Church’s effort to hold worship services outdoors, at least to the same extent the District of Columbia allows other forms of outdoor First Amendment activity, such as peaceful protests.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: Each weekday, the Department of Justice will highlight a case that has resulted from Operation Legend. Today’s case is out of the District of New Mexico. Operation Legend launched in Albuquerque on July 22, 2020, in response to the city facing increased homicide and non-fatal shooting rates.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: A Shreveport, Louisiana, business owner was sentenced to 40 months in prison on Sept. 30, 2020, for filing false tax returns, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana Alexander C. Van Hook.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: Two leaders of one of the world’s most notorious videogame piracy groups, Team Xecuter, have been arrested and are in custody facing charges filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Eric Dreiband, U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider for the Eastern District of Michigan, and U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge for the Western District of Michigan issued the following statements: “Today’s decision by the Michigan Supreme Court is a victory for all Michiganders ...
By Commerce News Now | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: Introduced by Clint Pate, Chairman, Jackson County Board of County Commissioners.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia issued the following statement on the September 2020 Employment Situation Report: “Today’s report shows 877,000 private-sector jobs added back in September, and an additional 145,000 jobs from July and August. However, the report reflects a seasonally-adjusted ...
By Labor Gazette | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: COVINGTON, GA – Nicholas Security Commercial LLC – a Covington, Georgia-based home security company – has paid $1,153 in back wages after wrongly denying emergency paid sick leave to an employee who self-quarantined after receiving a coronavirus diagnosis.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: HARTFORD, CT – Yale University, a private university, will pay $87,500 to resolve alleged pay discrimination at the university’s New Haven, Connecticut, campus.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: GALLATIN, TN – Solstice Sleep Products Inc. – a Columbus, Ohio-based sleep product manufacturer – has paid $868 in back wages after wrongly denying emergency paid sick leave to an employee at its Gallatin, Tennessee, location who self-quarantined after receiving a coronavirus diagnosis.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued temporary guidance for enforcing initial and annual fit-testing requirements related to tight-fitting powered air-purifying respirators. The action marks the Department’s latest step to ensure the availability of respirators and follows President Donald J. Trump’s Memorandum on Making General Use Respirators Available.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited 37 establishments for violations, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $484,069.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: GALLATIN, TN – Solstice Sleep Products Inc. – a Columbus, Ohio-based sleep product manufacturer – has paid $868 in back wages after wrongly denying emergency paid sick leave to an employee at its Gallatin, Tennessee, location who self-quarantined after receiving a coronavirus diagnosis.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: COVINGTON, GA – Nicholas Security Commercial LLC – a Covington, Georgia-based home security company – has paid $1,153 in back wages after wrongly denying emergency paid sick leave to an employee who self-quarantined after receiving a coronavirus diagnosis.
