WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: NEW YORK The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed lawsuits today against two New York employers charging the companies with allowing egregious sexual harassment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. "Whether a restaurant, car dealership or other business, no employer should ignore sexual harassment, let alone condone or encourage it," said Kimberly Cr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: TISBURY, Mass. Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended an unlawfully present Salvadoran noncitizen wanted by authorities in his native country for crimes against humanity. Officers from ERO Boston arrested the 50-year-old fugitive Sept. 17 in Tisbury. "This Salvadoran fugitive is wanted by authorities in his native country to face some extremel  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 1 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led 21 other states in supporting the appeal of a district court ruling that upheld Massachusetts's radical pork ban. Massachusetts's new "Question 3" pork ban goes further than Proposition 12 by preventing other states from selling pork in, or even transporting pork through, Massachusetts if farmers do not comply with Massachusetts's strict  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Sept. 21, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending September 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 218,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 3,000 from 219,000 to 222,000. The 4-week moving average was   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals as members of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board: * Peter Swift, Member and Designated Chair * Richelle Allen, Member * Lake Barrett, Member * Miles Greiner, Member * Silvia Jurisson, Member * Seth Tuler, Member Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB) is an independent federal   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.6 million grant to New Garden Park Inc., in Worcester, Massachusetts, for roadway and utility infrastructure improvements to support the manufacturing sector in the region. This grant will provide for essential utility upgrades, includ  more