News from March 2022
By Sam Jackson | Mar 5, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor plans to host a summit on March 23 to educate the healthcare industry on wage laws and to ensure that healthcare workers receive proper pay and protections.
By Emily Bevard | Mar 5, 2022
Russian aircraft and airlines will be blocked from entering all domestic U.S. airspace, following new orders from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration this week.
By George Willis | Mar 5, 2022
A Canadian former pastor appeared in federal court Feb. 25 to face charges of traveling to the U.S. to have sex with a minor, according to a Feb. 28 release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
By Savannah Howe | Mar 5, 2022
The U.S. Department of the Interior is soliciting nominations for a committee meant to strengthen the agency's relationship with indigenous tribes.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 5, 2022
An Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report shows the U.S. must urgently reduce emissions and increase efforts to adapt to the impacts that can’t be avoided, the administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Feb. 28.
By Savannah Howe | Mar 5, 2022
A Texas man entered a guilty plea Feb. 23 to hate crimes after he reportedly attacked an Asian family in a grocery store, saying they were responsible for starting the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 5, 2022
An Indiana employer had to pay more than $154,000 in back wages to workers with disabilities at a Jeffersonville, Ind., non-profit industrial work center.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 5, 2022
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken appointed Ambassador Lucy Tamlyn, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, as Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim, at the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan.
By Trina Thomas | Mar 5, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced additional flexibilities will be granted related to the impact of the 2022 Abbott recall of several powder infant formulas provided through the Special Supplemental Nutritional Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) in a Feb. 23 news release.
By State Newswire | Mar 5, 2022
News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. They discussed the remarkable resolve and actions taken by nations around the world to support the Government of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people in ...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 5, 2022
News Release: DETROIT - Timothy Schultz, sole owner of a now defunct Detroit-area transport company, will pay $273,819 - representing $252,416 in overtime back wages and $21,403 in interest - to 326 former drivers to resolve a U.S. Department of Labor lawsuit prompted by a federal investigation that found Schultz and his company ProCorp LLC, misclassified drivers as independent contractors and failed to pay overtime, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 5, 2022
Release: Washington - The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a flock of commercial layer chickens in Cecil County, Maryland. Samples from the flock were tested at the University ...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), today issued the following statement on the latest climate adaptation report by the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)...
By State Newswire | Mar 5, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Costa Rican Foreign Minister Rodolfo Solano Quirós, Dominican Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez, and Panamanian Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes on March 2 in Washington, DC. Secretary Blinken expressed strong ...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh issued the following statement on the February 2022 Employment Situation Report:
By USDA Newswire | Mar 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, criticized President Joe Biden for failing to focus on rural America’s concerns during his State of the Union address and for pursuing policies that exacerbate the economic struggle rural communities face.
By State Newswire | Mar 5, 2022
News Release: Today, U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking and Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy to Yemen Cathy Westley concluded their visit to Yemen. During the trip, they met with the Governors of Hadhramaut, Mahra, and Shabwa.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2022
News Release: A German national pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Michigan to leading a price-fixing conspiracy from 2007 to 2012 and was sentenced to time served.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 5, 2022
News Release: Memphis, TN - On Sept. 13, 2021, Mario Moore and Courtney Riley were shot and killed at the 2200 block of Eldridge in Memphis, Tenn. On March 4, 2022, First Degree Murder warrants were issued for the arrest of Henderson and Travis for this crime by Shelby County Criminal Court.
By State Newswire | Mar 5, 2022
News Release: With Ukraine’s agreement, the United States and 44 other countries have invoked the OSCE Moscow Mechanism. This action will establish an expert mission to address our grave concerns regarding the humanitarian and human rights impacts on the people of Ukraine caused by Russia’s further invasion with the ...