News from May 2022
By DOL Newswire | May 3, 2022
News Release: WHITE PLAINS, NY - Following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division , two commonly owned and located White Plains fencing installation contractors paid a total of $206,904 - $103,452 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages - to 18 employees to resolve violations of the overtime and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
By Commerce Newswire | May 3, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Merit Network, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, to support construction of a 70-mile, middle-mile fiber optic infrastructure, which will expand access to high-speed internet in the region.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Ring Thunder, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Aggravated Incest.
By Press release submission | May 3, 2022
Wicker, Lummis Introduce National R&D Strategy for Distributed Ledger Technology Act
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2022
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina --- Jordan Davis Williams, 31, of Columbia, has been sentenced to 4 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute and distribution of fentanyl.
By DOL Newswire | May 3, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Hard-working people in the construction industry in the U.S. build our homes, erect our roads and bridges, and raise our buildings skyward. They also strive to expand and strengthen the nation’s information infrastructure to better connect us and make the country more resilient at times of crisis.
By DOE Newswire | May 3, 2022
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | May 3, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a one page rule on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Newswire | May 3, 2022
Electric Vehicles for American Low-Carbon Living (EVs4ALL) grant opened on May 3.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2022
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Rick Benavidez, 47, of Albuquerque, pleaded guilty on April 29 in federal court to two counts of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and one count of submitting fraudulent returns, statements or other documents to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Benavidez will remain on release pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.
By DOL Newswire | May 3, 2022
News Release: Dear Dr. Lotvin: We continue to hear from patients who are experiencing delays and denials for insurance coverage of birth control products they and their health care providers determine are most appropriate for them. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires all group health plans and all issuers of group...
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2022
News Release: Defendant Used Shell Companies to Falsely Generate Unearned Tax Refunds and Claim COVID-19 Emergency Relief Earmarked for Distressed Businesses.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2022
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 55-year-old Ennis resident has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of possession with the intent to distribute kilograms of meth, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOL Newswire | May 3, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - To improve the delivery of unemployment insurance services to people faced with obstacles to accessing state systems and benefits, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $20 million in equity grant funding to state unemployment insurance systems in Indiana, Kentucky, Utah and Washington.
By State Newswire | May 3, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Venezuelan Interim President Juan Guaidó to underscore the importance of a peaceful restoration of democracy in Venezuela, free and fair elections, and respect for the rights and freedoms of all ...
By EPA Newswire | May 3, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page rule on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | May 3, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Press release submission | May 3, 2022
White Plains fencing installation companies pay $206K in wages, damages to 18 employees to resolve overtime, recordkeeping, misclassification violations
By USDA Newswire | May 3, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 3, 2022 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting more than 2 million acres in offers from agricultural producers and landowners through the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General signup, the first of the program’s multiple ...
By Press release submission | May 3, 2022
US Department of Labor announces listening sessions for workers, advocates, union representatives on possible revisions to overtime regulations
