News published on Federal Newswire in June 2021

News from June 2021


News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo today announced that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will provide prerecorded remarks at the 2021 SelectUSA Investment Summit , to be held virtually June 7-11. President Biden will join Cabinet Secretaries, Governors, CEOs, and other public and private sector leaders eager to strike global business investment deals for the United States and share insights on the latest innovations and trends in an effort to support and create jobs.


Lack of hazardous energy control safeguards, unexpected steam release led to two workers’ deaths at Department of Veterans Affairs’ West Haven campus

News Release: BRIDGEPORT, CT – Two workers at a West Haven veterans’ healthcare facility suffered fatal injuries caused by hot steam after a metal fixture on a main steam line blew off. The workers had just finished making repairs to the steam pipe within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven campus in November 2020.


US Department of Labor fines Piggly Wiggly franchisee after teenager injured doing prohibited work

News Release: Nahunta, GA – What could have been a catastrophic and life-changing incident for a teenage worker instead resulted in a painful injury, a frightening lesson and an opportunity for a Nahunta Piggly Wiggly supermarket franchisee to protect all of its workers better.


US Department of Labor seeks Idaho building, heavy construction employers’ input to establish accurate prevailing wage rates

News Release: BOISE, ID – The U.S. Department of Labor is asking businesses in Idaho’s building and heavy construction industries to participate in a survey to help its Wage and Hour Division establish prevailing wage rates, as required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts.


Lackawanna County home healthcare company pays $140K in back wages, damages, penalties after US Labor Department secures court judgment

News Release: OLYPHANT, PA – A federal court has entered a consent judgment resolving a U.S. Department of Labor lawsuit filed after an investigation found that an Olyphant home healthcare agency failed to pay 98 nurses overtime wages they legally earned – including payment for ancillary work and work-related travel – in violation of federal law.


Lackawanna County home healthcare company pays $140K in back wages, damages, penalties after US Labor Department secures court judgment

News Release: OLYPHANT, PA – A federal court has entered a consent judgment resolving a U.S. Department of Labor lawsuit filed after an investigation found that an Olyphant home healthcare agency failed to pay 98 nurses overtime wages they legally earned – including payment for ancillary work and work-related travel – in violation of federal law.


US Department of Labor seeks Idaho building, heavy construction employers’ input to establish accurate prevailing wage rates

News Release: BOISE, ID – The U.S. Department of Labor is asking businesses in Idaho’s building and heavy construction industries to participate in a survey to help its Wage and Hour Division establish prevailing wage rates, as required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts.


US Department of Labor fines Piggly Wiggly franchisee after teenager injured doing prohibited work

News Release: Nahunta, GA – What could have been a catastrophic and life-changing incident for a teenage worker instead resulted in a painful injury, a frightening lesson and an opportunity for a Nahunta Piggly Wiggly supermarket franchisee to protect all of its workers better.


Lack of hazardous energy control safeguards, unexpected steam release led to two workers’ deaths at Department of Veterans Affairs’ West Haven campus

News Release: BRIDGEPORT, CT – Two workers at a West Haven veterans’ healthcare facility suffered fatal injuries caused by hot steam after a metal fixture on a main steam line blew off. The workers had just finished making repairs to the steam pipe within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven campus in November 2020.


Notice published by Transportation Department on June 2

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Transportation Department publishes notice on June 2

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Interior Department publishes notice on June 2

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on June 2 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Justice Department on June 2

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Justice Department publishes notice on June 2

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Energy Department publish on June 2?

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Energy Department on June 2

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department publishes notice on June 2

The US Energy Department published a four page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on June 2 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Energy Department publish on June 2?

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on June 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.