DALLAS, Texas, June 20 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 20, 2023, entitled "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - March 2023": * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $35.98 per hour in the South to $47.04 in the Northeast in March 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 22 (TNSper) -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Attorney General William Tong today announced the appointment of Assistant Attorneys General Alma Nunley and Emily Gait as Special Counsels for Reproductive Rights. In their new roles, Counsels Nunley and Gait will lead the Office of the Attorney General in protecting abortion access and fighting for reproductive rights in Connecticut and nationwide. These ar  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 22 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on June 21, 2023 and a letter: Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 24 states supporting stronger protections for patients' reproductive health information. The Biden Administration is considering adding amendments to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, the federal law that governs the disclosure of protected health information (P  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 22 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut is releasing more than $7 million in state grants to several nonprofit organizations for the purposes of making facility and infrastructure upgrades at 34 cultural and historic sites statewide. The funds are being released under the state's Good to Great Grant Program, which is co-administered by the Connecticut   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 22 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on June 21, 2023: On Wednesday, the Maine Senate voted in favor of LD 1964, "An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Commission to Develop a Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program," sponsored by Sen. Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick, and Rep. Kristen Cloutier, D-Lewiston. The bill passed with a vote of 22-12. "I could not be more proud of the proposal we voted on today. Years of work, and countless hours  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) reintroduced his legislation, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2023, to fix the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). The bill provides meaningful relief to current WEP retirees and fixes the WEP for future retirees, ensuring public servants can retire with the security, dignity, and peace of min  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 14-RD-318700) by Region 14 Director Andrea J. Wilkes: * * * Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corporation, Employer and Steve Murphy, Petitioner and Sheet Metal, Air Rail and Transportation Workers' International Association, AFL-CIO LOCAL Union No. 2/1, Union DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION On May 24, 2023,/2 Steve Murphy ("Petitioner"), an individual, filed a petition in this matter with the   more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: In an effort to enhance safety and aircraft operations at Block Island Airport, U.S. Senators Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner today announced that the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) has been awarded nearly $2.6 million in federal funding for upgrades to Block Island State Airport (BID). The state-owned airport offers a 2,500-foot runway (know  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: In an effort to enhance safety and aircraft operations at Block Island Airport, U.S. Senators Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Seth Magaziner today announced that the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) has been awarded nearly $2.6 million in federal funding for upgrades to Block Island State Airport (BID). The state-owned airport offers a 2,500-foot runway (known as Runw  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) participated in a press conference hosted by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Democratic women senators ahead of the June 24th anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that overturned Roe v. Wade and stripped reproductive h  more