WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * East Jordan Plastics to Pay $460,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit * Michigan container maker settles allegations it allowed abuse of female employees DETROIT - East Jordan Plastics, Inc., a manufacturer of plastic horticultural containers, will pay $460,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (E  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued a final rule amending several Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airways. This action modifies V-55, V-100 and V-277. The changes are a result of the planned decommissioning of the VOR portion of the Keeler, Michigan, VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) navigational aid. The Keeler VOR is being decommissioned as part of the FAA's VOR Minimum Operational Network  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal Opposes Trump Rollback of Minimum Wage and Overtime Protections for American Home Care Workers * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) today led 102 Members of Congress in opposing a proposed Department of Labor (DOL) rule that would strip federal minimum wage and overtime protections from nearly 4 million home care workers across the country. "The proposed rule wou  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Banks Introduces DC CRIMES Bill to Make D.C. Safer for Hoosiers to Visit * WASHINGTON, D.C, - Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) introduced the DC Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act. This bill supports President Trump's effort to restore law and order in our nation's capital. Rep. Donalds is leading the bill in the House. Senator Banks (R-Ind.): "My bill backs President Tru  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Yakym Votes to Crack Down on Chinese Fentanyl Trafficking * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) released a statement after the passage of the "Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act of 2025." "Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18 to 45, and as a father of three, I am determined to stop its deadly flow," Rep. Yakym said. "The House passed the Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Padilla Introduce Bills on Intersection of Biotech, Agriculture, and National Security * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), chairman of the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a NSCEB commissioner, introduced a bipartisan package of bills focused on protecting America's food security and agriculture supply chains. Se  more