News from February 2022
By USDA Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that low-income Colorado residents in parts of Boulder County affected by the wildfires that started on December 30 could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: Miami, Florida - Today, a federal district judge in West Palm Beach sentenced a 47-year-old man from Stuart, Florida to 447 months in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for producing child pornography, possessing child pornography, and committing a felony offense involving a minor while being required to register as a sex offender.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: ATLANTA - Employers must accurately count all the hours employees work and include certain commissions earned when calculating overtime pay due. Failing to do so can lead to violations and result in unexpected costs in the form of back wages and, in some cases, penalties.
By Fed Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the members of its Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council, or CDIAC, and the president and vice president of the council for 2022.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: NORFOLK, VA - A federal court in Virginia has entered a judgment ordering a Norfolk-based medical staffing agency, which intentionally violated federal laws and denied 1,105 certified nursing aides, licensed practical nurses and registered nurses their rightfully earned overtime wages, to pay more than $7.2 million in back wages and liquidated damages.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: Beginning Feb. 8, 2022, the first phase of short-term repairs and upgrades to the Phantom Ranch Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) will begin. Work is anticipated to be completed by December 2022 and includes two phases of hauling equipment via helicopters. The first phase is anticipated to go through March, and the second phase is expected to resume in September.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON — Yesterday, the last group of Afghan nationals temporarily housed at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico as part of Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) departed the base. Holloman AFB, New Mexico is the fourth of eight Department of Defense (DOD) installations supporting the resettlement of Afghan ...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: The U.S. Department of Commerce is calling for information that will guide programs designed to support a strong domestic semiconductor industry. The Request for Information published today in the Federal Register asks for input to inform the planning and design of potential programs to incentivize investment ...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
Release: Who: Wage and Hour Division What: Outreach assistance and enforcement action after December 2021 tornadoes When: Jan. 24-28, 2022 Where: Mayfield, Kentucky Background: Members of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division response team are currently providing in-person assistance in the ...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) today announced the availability of 20,000 additional H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2022. These visas are for U.S. employers that are facing irreparable harm without additional workers and seeking to employ additional workers on or before March 31, 2022.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: Employer Name: Three Rivers Home Care LLC
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra on his lack of leadership during a public health crisis.
By Fed Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Consent Prohibition against Denise Calder Former employee Cecil Bank, Elkton, Maryland Misappropriation of customer funds Additional enforcement actions can be searched for here.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - James Russell Loar, Jr., 40, of Washington, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today to traveling in interstate commerce to engage in sexual activity with a minor.
By State Newswire | Feb 1, 2022
There were 24 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs in January.
By Bob Martin | Feb 1, 2022
The National Park Service has invited eight artists to come to Acadia National Park in Maine as part of the nationwide artist residency program.
