WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: A company that provides security and investigative services, including background check services, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the firm misrepresented its participation in and compliance with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, which enables companies to transfer consumer data legally from European Union countries to the United States. In a complaint (https://www.ftc.gov/  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following news release: Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.8 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA metropolitan area for the year ended in December 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohli noted that one year ago, New York experienced an annual gain of 3.7 percent in compen  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following news release: Over 140,000 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses were reported among New York's private industry employers in 2018, resulting in an incidence rate of 2.2 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. (See table A.) Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohli noted that New York was among 12  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following article from The Economics Daily: In 2019, 28 states and the District of Columbia had union membership rates below the U.S. average of 10.3 percent. Twenty-one states had rates above the U.S. average, and one state had the same rate. Two states had union membership rates over 20.0 percent in 2019: Hawaii (23.5 percent) and New York (21.0 percent). Union membership rates of employed wage and sa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release on Jan. 27: * * * - Portfolio Manager Charged with Fraud * * * The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC, of Huntington, New York, and its CEO, Jerry Szilagyi, for materially misleading statements made by Catalyst and one of its portfolio managers, and for failing to implement an adequate   more

NEW YORK, Jan. 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the issuance of an administrative order requiring the start of the cleanup of the Gowanus Canal Superfund site in Brooklyn, New York. This is a major milestone in the cleanup of the site. The order, which covers both the cleanup of the upper canal - denominated as Remediation Target Area (RTA) 1 - and the 1st Street turning basin, is based on years  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following statement on Jan. 30 by Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel: Re: Rural Digital Opportunity Fund; Connect America Fund, WC Docket Nos. 19-126, 10-90, Report and Order (January 30, 2020) To go to Duanesburg, New York, you head north of Albany and then west on Route 88 by Schenectady. As the crow flies, it is probably less than thirty minutes from the capitol, but the drive will take longer the way the roads are laid ou  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 1 -- The Foreign-trade Zones Board has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Jan. 31, entitled: "Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 141-Rochester, New York; Authorization of Production Activity; Eastman Kodak Company (One-Time Use Cameras); Rochester, New York". On September 26, 2019, Eastman Kodak Company submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility within FTZ 141, in Rochester, New York. The notification was proc  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 1 -- The Foreign-trade Zones Board has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Jan. 31, entitled: "Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 23-Buffalo, New York; Authorization of Production Activity; Panasonic Solar North America (Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Solar Panels/Modules and Cells); Buffalo,". On September 26, 2019, Panasonic Solar North America (formerly Panasonic Eco Solutions New York America) submitted a notification of proposed production activity to   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following statement by Commissioner Rohit Chopra regarding New York vs. Vyera Pharmaceuticals, Phoenixus AG, Martin Shkreli and Kevin Mulleady: I fully support the Commission's complaint against Vyera Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Phoenixus AG, Martin Shkreli, and Kevin Mulleady. However, I believe some of the conduct alleged in the complaint also constitutes a violation of the FTC Act's prohibition of unfair acts or practices. In particul  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following statement on Jan. 27 by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter regarding the New York vs. Vyera Pharmaceuticals, Phoenixus AG, Martin Shkreli and Kevin Mulleady: Today, the Commission voted unanimously to file a complaint against Vyera Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Phoenixus AG, Martin Shkreli, and Kevin Mulleady. Let me begin by commending our staff for a thorough and important investigation. The complaint filed today is only a sma  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 29 -- The Social Security Administration's Office of the Inspector General issued the following news release on Jan. 28: The Inspector General for the Social Security Administration, Gail S. Ennis, is announcing two landmark civil complaints filed by the Department of Justice in the Eastern District of New York, seeking injunctions against five telecommunications companies and their owners. The complaints allege the companies and their owners have for years knowingly faci  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The White House issued the following news release: On Monday, January 27, 2020, the President signed into law: H.R. 263, which renames the Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Nassau County, New York, as the "Congressman Lester Wolff Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge"; H.R. 434, the "Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act," which directs the Department of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Emancipation National Historic   more