News from January 2022
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: DES MOINES - The U.S. Department of Labor and the State of Iowa have signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding to provide opportunities for the department’s Wage and Hour Division and the state’s Workforce Development agency to conduct joint investigations and outreach, and share training materials and other information as appropriate to ensure Iowa workers’ rights and wages are protected.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO – A Leawood contractor rehabbing the Firestone, Shankman and Michaelson buildings in Kansas City’s historic Troost commercial district continues to expose its workers to asbestos and other workplace hazards, a June 29, 2021, federal safety and health investigation has found.
By Press release submission | Jan 12, 2022
The Commonwealth of Kentucky and FEMA have deemed it safe to reopen some Disaster Recovery Centers and Mobile Registration Centers after two days of severe weather.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of an $8 million grant to support a global health organization’s efforts to improve workplace safety and health in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala.
By Zachary Richter | Jan 12, 2022
The Lewis and Clark Trail Junior Ranger Program was recently recognized with a first place National Association for Interpretation (NAI) media award in the book category.
By Fed Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today announced the dollar thresholds used to determine whether certain consumer credit and lease transactions in 2022 are exempt from Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) and Regulation M (Consumer Leasing).
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provides this update regarding the investigation of horse patrol activity in Del Rio, Texas on Sept. 19, 2021. The activity under investigation, which was captured in photographs and video that circulated nationwide, occurred during the large gathering of Haitian and other migrants near the International Bridge.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced $8,333,333 in funding to the Commonwealth of Kentucky to support disaster-relief employment after a series of deadly tornadoes on Dec. 10 caused extensive damage.
By Press release submission | Jan 12, 2022
It has been four months since the remnants of Hurricane Ida impacted homes, businesses and infrastructure across New York state.
By State Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
The US State Department published a two page rule on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: NEW YORK - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has entered into a conciliation agreement with AlliedBarton Security Services LLC to resolve alleged pay discrimination affecting 2,263 female, Black and American Indian employees over a two-year period at the federal contractor’s New York City location.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the deadline for submissions for the DHS Cooling Solutions Challenge has been extended to Feb. 24, 2022.
By Press release submission | Jan 12, 2022
On Dec. 21, 2021 President Biden issued a federal disaster declaration for Jefferson and Shelby Counties following the severe storms and flooding that occurred Oct. 6-7, 2021.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today announced that the 2022 threshold for exempting loans from special appraisal requirements for higher-priced mortgage loans will increase from $27,200 to $28,500.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - By one industry study’s account, more than 290 million cars, trucks, SUVs and vans will be roaming America’s roads in 2022 , making the people who maintain and repair these vehicles essential to the nation’s economic stability and growth. Yet, after hundreds of investigations in the auto repair industry in fiscal year 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor has found employers shortchanged thousands of these workers nationwide.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - As the nation concludes National Home Care and Hospice Month , the U.S. Department of Labor’s work on behalf of the country’s professional caregivers continues with the launch of an ongoing education, outreach and enforcement initiative to ensure their employers pay them their rightful wages and honor all protections afforded them by law.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - With the National Retail Federation expecting retailers to hire more than 500,000 seasonal workers and employers hopeful for a busy holiday season, the U.S. Department of Labor reminds them not to overlook their worker’s rights to a safe and healthy workplace and to be paid all of their legally earned wages. With many businesses open for in-person shopping in 2021, employers must also take steps to control and prevent coronavirus spread.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the energy impacts of cryptocurrencies on Thursday, Jan. 20, at 10:30 a.m. (EST) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Cleaning Up Cryptocurrency: The Energy Impacts of Blockchains."
