KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - September 2024": * * * Area prices were unchanged in September, up 2.5 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics repor  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2024: * * * Investigation found overtime, minimum wage violations, assessed $10K in penalties * * * MILWAUKEE - A federal court has ordered the operators of four Milwaukee-area chicken franchise restaurants to pay $442,140 to 29 employees in a consent judgment and order obtained following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor. Today the U.S. District Court fo  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 22 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Gov. Tony Evers celebrated a $12.5 million federal grant received by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) to upgrade road safety, expand truck parking by 280 percent, and modernize two safety rest areas along the I-43 corridor between Green Bay and Manitowoc. The investment, through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Infrastructure for Rebuilding America program, comes from the fe  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 22 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/Braidwood%20-%20Illinois%20Amicus%20Brief%20-%2010-21%20-%20PDFA.pdf?language_id=1) asking the U.S. Supreme Court to act to protect a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that guarantees access to critical preventive care for milli  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 22 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: By TRICARE Communications It's almost time for TRICARE Open Season, which begins Nov. 11. That means it's also time to check your information in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System and make sure it's current. You should do this as soon as possible. There will be limitations for beneficiaries from Oct. 25 to Dec. 31. The first impact will be Oct. 25-27, when there will be a global enrollment fre  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 22 -- The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development issued the following news release: As part of an annual process to offer guidance for compensating non-union construction apprentices, the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today published maps and accompanying data that are used for establishing local skilled wage rates. The draft rates, which vary by geographical region, are meant to inform the base rate for apprentice compensation for workers in constru  more