News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


Missouri steakhouse’s wage violations lead US Department of Labor to recover $171K for 75 workers denied tips, overtime, minimum wages

News Release: POPLAR BLUFF, MO - A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has recovered $171,834 for 75 servers, sushi and hibachi chefs employed at a Poplar Bluff restaurant where numerous violations of federal wage and hour laws denied some workers their full tips, and all of them, their legally earned wages.


News Release: “Dick Bowser is a trailblazer in innovation and invention, and will always be an important figure in Arch history," says Pam Sanfilippo, Program Manager, Museum Services & Interpretation, Gateway Arch National Park. “Without his Tram Ride to the Top design, tens of millions of visitors to the Arch would...



EM Nevada Employs Geophysical Survey to Determine Groundwater Flow

News Release: LAS VEGAS - The EM Nevada Program recently completed a unique survey involving electrical energy from a controlled source and audio frequency signals to explore the geology that controls groundwater flow patterns.


US Department of Labor awards $12M to support improved enforcement of Mexico’s labor laws, landmark 2019 reform efforts

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of grant funding of $12 million to the American Institutes for Research to empower federal and state labor inspectors in Mexico to improve enforcement of Mexico’s landmark 2019 labor law reform in five of its states.



News Release: A FEMA disaster recovery center will open in Ferguson (St. Louis County) on Tuesday, August 30 to provide one-on-one assistance to people directly affected by the July 25-28 flooding and severe storms.


Search Underway for Missing Hiker Quang Trong Than in Kings Canyon National Park

News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. Aug. 29, 2022 - A search is underway in Kings Canyon National Park and Inyo National Forest for Quang Trong Than, 66, of Newport Beach, CA. Than was last seen on Sunday, August 21 between 3 and 4 p.m near the peak of Split Mountain, on the Sierra Nevada Crest, close to the boundary between the national park and the national forest. Than became separated from his group at the base of the summit.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.




News Release: It is hard to believe that school has started, and it is time for Bighorn Canyon to start to prepare for fall.


Receipt of Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities-July 2022 discussed on Aug. 30 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page proposed rule on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.




News Release: WASHINGTON -Matthew Stitt-Johnson, 31, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today to two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of second-degree child sexual abuse with aggravating circumstances for abusing three minor children.


News Release: The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today in Washington with Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu. The Deputy Secretary and Deputy Foreign Minister discussed the strength of the bilateral relationship and the ...



DOI-FWS offers new grant application process starting Aug. 30

F23AS00028 National Outreach and Communication Program grant opened on Aug. 30.


Notice of Interim Approval of Rate Schedules for the Georgia-Alabama-South Carolina Projects discussed on Aug. 30 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Aug. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.