WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNScapv) -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America issued the following news release: The Coalition to Close the De Minimis Loophole launched today, representing thousands of voices, from the families of victims of fentanyl fatalities and nonprofit and nonpartisan organizations to labor unions, domestic law enforcement associations, domestic manufacturers, and business associations. The Coalition was formed to amplify the urgent need to reform a loophole in federal law kno  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Merit Systems Protection Board issued the following case report for March 8, 2024: * * * PRECEDENTIAL: Petitioner: Sha'lisa Lewis Respondent: Federal Bureau of Prisons Tribunal: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Case Number: 2023-2015 Arbitrator's decision No. FMCS 220523-06204 Issuance Date: March 4, 2024 ARBITRATION/COLLECTIVE BARGAINING-RELATED ISSUES PROBATIONARY TERMINATION The petitioner was a probationer, and the final day of her probationa  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: An Essex County woman was convicted for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Mahogany Hawkins, 32, of Newark, was convicted on one count possession with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine. According to documents filed in this case and the evidence at trial  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 9 -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release: The Teamsters are calling on Massachusetts lawmakers to vote against H.1099/S.666, legislation that paves the way for the expansion of worker misclassification throughout the Commonwealth. "We should not be changing our laws in support of greedy corporations that want to deny full employment rights to workers in a so-called 'gig economy,'" said Teamsters General President Sean M. O'B  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The White House issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Today, the White House announced the delegation for the Presidential Trade and Investment Mission to the Philippines from March 11-12, 2024. The Honorable Gina Raimondo, Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce, will lead the delegation. Presidential Trade and Investment Mission Delegation: Steven Brown, President, GreenFire Energy, Inc. Sapna Chadha, Vice President, Southeast Asia and So  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 6 -- The Women In Trucking Association issued the following news release: The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) is pleased to announce its 2024-2025 board of directors, which was elected during WIT's annual meeting last month in Dallas, TX. The role of WIT's board of directors is to provide strategic guidance in the association's mission to encourage the employment of women in the industry, minimize obstacles they face, and promote their accomplishments. Newly elec  more