WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Investigation finds former NFL player Mike Keim engaged in egregious pay practices * * * SALT LAKE CITY - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment and injunction against the operator of six Teriyaki Grill locations in Utah who denied 20 employees their legally earned overtime wages. On Sept. 18, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah ordered  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 19 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Dec. 18, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson co-led a 23-state brief filed today with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit aimed at protecting students' First Amendment right to free speech. The case is about a school district in Ohio that adopted policies requiring everyone to use students' preferred pronouns. A group of parents challenged the policies but los  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 19 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Dec. 18, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson co-led a 25-state brief filed today in federal court to protect small businesses and uphold states' authority to regulate the formation of corporations. The brief asks the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a ruling by a lower court that the Corporate Transparency Act is unconstitutional. "Right before Christmas, the federa  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 19 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Dec. 18, 2024: * * * Lee leads bipartisan coalition of 33 governors in letter to the Biden Administration * * * Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee led a bipartisan coalition of 33 governors in urging President Biden to act following a decision to halt foreign adoptions by The People's Republic of China (PRC). The suspension of China's intercountry adoption program has indefinitely delayed the adoptions of more tha  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: The U.S. Navy recently achieved its final key milestone in the development of Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) integrated capabilities by successfully completing a continuous 720-hour power demonstration on an engine system for use aboard future USVs. This demonstration is part of a larger USV testing effort to assess the capability and resilience of engine systems to operate autonomously for extended periods. The late  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: On Thursday, Dec. 19, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will host the "Creating Pathways for Multilingualism for All" convening. At the event, the Office of English Language Acquisition will release four Dual Language Immersion Playbooks and a call to action to governors across the nation. This convening will showcase high-quality dual language immersion programs in California, New York, Texas, U  more