ABERDEEN, Maryland, Aug. 28 -- Aberdeen Proving Ground issued the following news: The careers of five Department of the Army civilians were celebrated during the quarterly installation retirement ceremony at the APG post theater July 27, 2023. The retirees were Anthony Hale with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command C5ISR Center; Daniel Paijean, DEVCOM C5ISR; Dr. Joyce Daniels, DEVCOM C5ISR Center; Kim Whitaker, with DEVCOM Chemical, Biological Command; Ramona Golden, U.S. Army  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news brief: * * * Employer: Patel Shippers LLC, 19925 SW 270th St., Homestead, FL 33031 Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found Patel Shippers LLC, which provides fruits and vegetables from India and Asia to grocery stores in 10 states, including Florida, denied 25 workers overtime wages by paying them straight-time rates for all hours worked, inc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 23-295) on Aug. 28, 2023: * * * Re: Network Change Certification Received Verizon New Jersey LLC (Verizon), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required by section 51.329(a)(2) of the rules of the Federal Communicatio  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Federal Voting Assistance Program issued the following news: The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) is pleased to announce it has awarded grant money to state and local election offices supporting military members, their families, and U.S. citizens overseas. The Effective Absentee Systems for Elections (EASE) grants have the goal of increasing the percentage of ballots successfully returned by voters covered by the FVAP adm  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 29 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2023: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Acting Department of Education (DOE) Commissioner Dr. Angelica Allen-McMillan today announced the release of a comprehensive guidance document on preventing discrimination in school discipline. The document, which was developed by the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) in collaboration with DOE, provides schools across New Jersey   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 29 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2023: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has reached a settlement resolving a lawsuit it filed alleging that Jackson Township violated the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) by discriminating against Orthodox Jewish residents through, among other things, the use of zoning and land use powers that ma  more