News published on Federal Newswire in July 2022

News from July 2022


DHS-DHS grant application closes on Aug. 12

Fiscal Year 2022 Homeland Security National Training Program (HSNTP) - Continuing Training Grants - Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium (NCPC) grant opened on July 13.


Rapper Who Bragged About COVID-Related Jobless Benefits Scam Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Fraud and Firearm Charges


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...


Six Defendants Arrested on Federal Grand Jury Indictment Alleging They Fraudulently Obtained $2 Million in COVID-19 Jobless Benefits


US Department of Labor recovers $166K in back wages for 106 workers misclassified as independent contractors by Houston auto services company



US Department of Labor recovers $82K in overtime back wages, liquidated damages for underpaid Southern California restaurant workers


US Department of Labor investigation recovers $126K for 95 Indiana home healthcare workers after employer fails to pay travel time


Court injunction prohibits Virginia healthcare provider from obstructing federal investigation, retaliating against employees who cooperate


Following court order, Indianapolis security company pays $370K in back wages, damages to 215 workers after US Labor Department investigation


National park tourism in Virginia creates over $1.9 billion in economic benefit

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.


Dayton home healthcare provider denied $133K in overtime to 63 workers, falsified pay records to mask violations, federal investigation finds


US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FINDS SAN ANGELO RESTAURANT UNDERPAID WORKERS; EXPOSED MINORS TO HAZARDOUS, PROHIBITED OCCUPATIONS


Sergeant at Texas Jail Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Offense for Assaulting Detainee

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 ...


US Department of Labor seeks Maine building construction industry’s input for wage survey to establish accurate prevailing wage rates


US Department of Labor investigation recovers $124K for 40 workers of Hampton Beach clothing retailer, assesses $18K in penalties


Ohio resident sentenced to six months in prison, ordered to repay $254,116 in stolen pension funds, Social Security benefits


US Department of Labor seeks New Hampshire heavy construction industry employers’ input for survey to establish accurate prevailing wage rates

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.


Panel discusses legacy of the 1972 Report of National Commission on State Workmen’s Compensation Laws; effectiveness of state systems


US Department of Labor awards $121M in Apprenticeship Building America grants to expand, diversify, modernize Registered Apprenticeship programs