News from November 2021
By John Sammon | Nov 14, 2021
American officials with the U.S. State Department called on the government and people of Ethiopia to end a civil war that has lasted for a year and which threatens to kill thousands more in a resulting famine in the East African country.
By Steven Hughes | Nov 14, 2021
The United States invested $50 million for cleaner energy as part of the “Nuclear Futures Package” during the UN Climate Change Conference.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 14, 2021
News Release: WEST COVINA, CA – Investigations conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division often reveal violations caused by a misunderstanding of federal law as well as blatant efforts to intentionally shortchange workers and cheat competitors. Yet, investigators in the West Covina district office ...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 14, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $1.6 million incremental funding award to the Connecticut Department of Labor to support job creation and workforce training services in eight communities affected significantly by widespread opioid use, addiction and overdose.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 14, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration today announced Field Assistance Bulletin 2021-02 , “Temporary Enforcement Policy on Prohibited Transaction Rules Applicable to Investment Advice Fiduciaries.” On Dec. 18, 2020, the department adopted Class Prohibited ...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 14, 2021
News Release: NEW YORK – For several years, workers for a building services contractor maintained HVAC services, electrical and lighting systems, elevators, fire safety equipment and internal mail distribution at a federal office building in Jamaica, Queens, under a federal contract with the Social Security Administration. The contract was worth $3.4 million in its final year.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 14, 2021
News Release: Today, Secretary Gina Raimondo met with Italy’s Minister of Economic Development, Giancarlo Giorgetti, to discuss the U.S.-Italy commercial relationship. The Secretary expressed her interest in closely coordinating with Italy and using the shared commitments outlined in Trade and Technology Council joint ...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 14, 2021
News Release: Today, President Biden released the first-ever U.S. National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality , produced by the White House Gender Policy Council. It offers a roadmap to achieve the vision of a country and a world where every person has equal access to opportunities; where the safety and security of people of every gender is guaranteed; and where everyone is treated fairly at home and in their schools, workplaces, and communities.
By John Suayan | Nov 14, 2021
Those who haven’t completed the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s 2021 Hemp Acreage and Production Survey still have time to do so, according to the federal government agency.
By State Newswire | Nov 14, 2021
Release: In July, the people of Cuba bravely and spontaneously took to the streets to demand change from their government: respect for human rights, greater freedom of expression, and an end to economic mismanagement by an authoritarian regime that has failed to meet their most basic needs. The Cuban regime responded with violence, censorship, arrests, and summary trials, denying their citizens their rights to freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly.
By State Newswire | Nov 14, 2021
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By Karen Kidd | Nov 14, 2021
A Tennessee gang enforcer was recently convicted of killing a witness to a murder he committed, racketeering and other offenses and now faces life in prison.
By Timothy Stuckey | Nov 14, 2021
The Justice Department recently announced a settlement agreement with Rite Aid Corporation regarding the accessibility of its Covid-19 vaccination website for disabled individuals,
By Tamara Browning | Nov 14, 2021
The Department of Justice Antitrust Division sued to stop a $2.18 billion merger between publisher Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster, saying it “would likely harm competition in the publishing industry.”
By State Newswire | Nov 14, 2021
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By State Newswire | Nov 14, 2021
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By Steven Hughes | Nov 14, 2021
Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. and two of its subsidiaries will pay $91 million to resolve criminal charges related to millions of its dehumidifiers that were defective and at risk of catching fire.
By John Suayan | Nov 14, 2021
Thirteen organizations will receive $3 million in cooperative agreements to make it easier for people in rural communities and tribal nations to find substantial employment, the federal Department of Agriculture said Nov. 8.
By John Suayan | Nov 14, 2021
A $7 million investment by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture will go toward research projects at tribal-serving Colleges and Universities to address specific needs of tribal communities.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2021
News Release: LOS ALAMOS, NM, Nov. 14, 2021 - Join the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and Los Alamos Creative District on Monday, Nov. 15 for Nature On Tap. This event will feature a presentation about the Large Mammal Monitoring Project from Valles Caldera National Preserve’s Mark Peyton and Bandelier National Monument’s Sarah Milligan. The talk will start at 5:30 p.m. and take place at the Los Alamos Nature Center, located at 2600 Canyon Rd.
