News from July 2022

By Homeland Newswire | Jul 13, 2022
Fiscal Year 2022 Homeland Security National Training Program (HSNTP) - Continuing Training Grants - Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium (NCPC) grant opened on July 13.
By Press release submission | Jul 13, 2022
Rapper Who Bragged About COVID-Related Jobless Benefits Scam Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Fraud and Firearm Charges
By DOE Newswire | Jul 13, 2022
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Oversight...
By Press release submission | Jul 13, 2022
Six Defendants Arrested on Federal Grand Jury Indictment Alleging They Fraudulently Obtained $2 Million in COVID-19 Jobless Benefits
By Press release submission | Jul 13, 2022
US Department of Labor recovers $166K in back wages for 106 workers misclassified as independent contractors by Houston auto services company
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 13, 2022
There are four releases scheduled to be published on July 14.
By Press release submission | Jul 13, 2022
US Department of Labor recovers $82K in overtime back wages, liquidated damages for underpaid Southern California restaurant workers
By Press release submission | Jul 13, 2022
US Department of Labor investigation recovers $126K for 95 Indiana home healthcare workers after employer fails to pay travel time
By Press release submission | Jul 13, 2022
Court injunction prohibits Virginia healthcare provider from obstructing federal investigation, retaliating against employees who cooperate
By Press release submission | Jul 13, 2022
Following court order, Indianapolis security company pays $370K in back wages, damages to 215 workers after US Labor Department investigation

By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 22,233,323 visitors to national parks in Virginia spent over $1.2 billion in the commonwealth in 2021. That spending resulted in 18,000 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the state economy of over $1.9 billion.
By Press release submission | Jul 13, 2022
Dayton home healthcare provider denied $133K in overtime to 63 workers, falsified pay records to mask violations, federal investigation finds
By Press release submission | Jul 13, 2022
US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FINDS SAN ANGELO RESTAURANT UNDERPAID WORKERS; EXPOSED MINORS TO HAZARDOUS, PROHIBITED OCCUPATIONS

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2022
News Release: David Yager, 29, pleaded guilty today in federal court in the Eastern District of Texas to violating a detainee’s civil rights by using excessive force against him. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division; U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston for the Eastern ...
By Press release submission | Jul 13, 2022
US Department of Labor seeks Maine building construction industry’s input for wage survey to establish accurate prevailing wage rates
By Press release submission | Jul 13, 2022
US Department of Labor investigation recovers $124K for 40 workers of Hampton Beach clothing retailer, assesses $18K in penalties
By Press release submission | Jul 13, 2022
Ohio resident sentenced to six months in prison, ordered to repay $254,116 in stolen pension funds, Social Security benefits

By DOL Newswire | Jul 13, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is asking the heavy construction industry in New Hampshire to participate in a survey to help the agency establish prevailing wage rates, as required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts.
By Press release submission | Jul 13, 2022
Panel discusses legacy of the 1972 Report of National Commission on State Workmen’s Compensation Laws; effectiveness of state systems
By Press release submission | Jul 13, 2022
US Department of Labor awards $121M in Apprenticeship Building America grants to expand, diversify, modernize Registered Apprenticeship programs