NEW YORK, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on the changing compensation costs in the New York metropolitan area for March 2020: Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.5 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA metropolitan area for the year ended in March 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohli noted that   more

WEST TRENTON, New Jersey, May 8 -- The Delaware River Basin Commission issued the following news release: The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) announced the membership to its Advisory Committee on Climate Change (ACCC), which was established by the commission in December 2019. "DRBC has recognized potentially significant impacts to the water resources of the Delaware River Basin posed by climate change," said Alternate Commissioner for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and current Commissio  more

RINGWOOD, New Jersey, May 5 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the public comment period a third time to June 3, 2020, for its proposed cleanup plan to address groundwater and mine water contamination at the Ringwood Mines/Landfill Superfund Site in Ringwood. EPA's proposed plan to address contaminants in groundwater at the site provides for the installation of wells near the Peters Mine Pit and P  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Department of Justice announced that it has reached a settlement with Randstad North America Inc. (Randstad), a global staffing agency with offices throughout the United States and a headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. The settlement resolves the department's claims that the staffing company's South Plainfield, New Jersey location, violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by discriminating against  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, issued the following news release: A Camden man admitted his role in a scheme to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in government funds using fraudulently procured electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cards, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Luciano Estevez, 50, pleaded guilty by teleconference before U.S. District Judge Renee Marie Bumb to an information charging him with one count of cons  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, issued the following news release on May 6: A Florida man today admitted his role in using his company to defraud the Medicare Program in connection with fraudulent orders for genetic tests, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Kacey C. Plaisance, 38, of Altamonte Springs, Florida, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Brian R. Martinotti in Newark federal court to an info  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, issued the following news release on May 4: An Essex County, New Jersey, woman today admitted defrauding the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Workers Compensation, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Janeide Chillis, 53, of Irvington, New Jersey, pleaded guilty by teleconference before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton to an information charging her with one count of making false stateme  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the owner of a Somerset County, New Jersey, construction company has pleaded guilty to one count of felony perjury brought by the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey. In exchange for the guilty plea, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey sentenced Robert Riley of Far   more

NORFOLK, Virginia, May 4 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following story: The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) returned to Naval Station Norfolk after supporting the Department of Defense (DOD) response efforts to New York and New Jersey during the coronavirus outbreak, May 2. After Comfort returns to Naval Station Norfolk, it will take the necessary steps to return to a "Ready 5" status to be prepared for future tasking including COVID-19 or other humanitarian assistance and disaster relief e  more