JACKSONVILLE, Florida, April 17 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District continues to monitor conditions and has adjusted releases from Lake Okeechobee accordingly. Starting Saturday, April 20, the Corps will reduce the pulse release to the Caloosahatchee estuary to a 7-day average rate of 800 cubic feet per second (cfs) from the W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam (S-79). Flows to the St. Lucie estuary remain at zero   more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, April 17 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * - Sports Merchandise Retailer Permitted Racial Hostile Workplace and Retaliated Against Employee Who Complained * * * Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment, LLC, a Jacksonville-based online retailer of officially licensed sports merchandise, including NCAA, NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and NASCAR merchandise, has agreed to pay $322,050 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimin  more

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor\'s Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: Fine Tune Enterprises Inc. - a cleaning service company based in Orlando, Florida - has paid $123,650 in back wages and fringe benefits to 44 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the employer violated labor requirements of the Davis Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standar  more

BUFFALO, New York, April 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, James P. Kennedy Jr., issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Timothy Haley, Sr., 63, of Dunellon, FL, and Joseph Michael Long, 40, of Maryvale, TN, who were convicted of RICO conspiracy, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. Haley was sentenced to three years supervised release to include eight months home detention, and Long was sente  more

THONOTOSASSA, Florida, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor\'s Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: Orion Builders Service Inc. - based in Thonotosassa, Florida - has paid $265,001 in back wages to 67 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the employer violated overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The employer also paid $17,753 in civil money penalties for repeat violations.   more