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

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release on May 7: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an order filing and settling charges against respondents Mehran Khorrami, from New York, and his New York firm, Cayley Investment Management, LLC (CIM), for engaging in wash sales and non-competitive transactions. The order requires Khorrami and CIM to pay a civil monetary penalty of $150,000. According to the order, Khorrami, on   more

NEW YORK, May 9 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion (Court No. 13-00288): CP KELCO US, INC., Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant, and NEIMENGGU FUFENG BIOTECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., and SHANDONG FUFENG FERMENTATION, CO., LTD., Defendant-Intervenors. Before: Richard W. Goldberg, Senior Judge OPINION [In compliance with the mandate issued by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, affirming the third redetermination of Commerce on an antidumping du  more

NEW YORK, May 7 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion (Court No. 16-00013): DIS VINTAGE LLC, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant. Before: Timothy M. Reif [Staying the cross-motions for summary judgment and remanding to Customs to determine the classification and appropriate rate of duty in conformity with this decision.] Peter S. Herrick, Peter S. Herrick, P.A. of St. Petersburg, FL argued for plaintiff DIS Vintage LLC. With him on the brief was Josh  more

NEW YORK, May 6 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion (Court No. 17-00025): IN ZONE BRANDS, INC. and GOOD2GROW, INC., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant. Before: Jane A. Restani OPINION [In Customs classification matter, Defendant's motion for summary judgment is granted and Plaintiffs' cross-motion for summary judgment is denied.] Daniel G. Jarcho, Kyle G. A. Wallace, Jason M. White, Brian W. Lutz, and Chulian Yang Allston & Bird LLP, of Washingt  more

NEW YORK, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration's New York field office issued the following news release: With families encouraged to stay at home due to the nationwide health crisis, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is reminding Americans to keep prescription medications safe and secure until they can properly dispose of them. DEA holds its national Prescription Drug Take Back Day twice a year. However, because of the current nationwide coronavirus  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

NEW YORK, May 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 6: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that Broome County, Glens Falls, Gowanda, Ithaca, Montgomery County, Rochester, Sullivan County Land Bank, and Wayne County, have been selected to receive a total of $3,008,000 to assess and clean up contaminated properties under the agency's Brownfields Program. Under President Trump's Administration, EPA has delivered approximately $28  more

NEW YORK, May 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 6: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that Toa Alta, Puerto Rico was selected to receive $300,000 to assess and clean up contaminated properties under the agency's Brownfields Program. Under President Trump's Administration, EPA has delivered approximately $287 million in Brownfield grants directly to communities and nonprofits for cleanup and redevelopment, job creation, an  more

NEW YORK, May 5 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 announced that it has provided more than 14,400 pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to aid emergency and health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. The equipment was transferred to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Among the items transferred to FEMA are protective disposable gloves, safety glasses and full-body protective   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a rule (14 CFR Part 39), published in the Federal Register on May 6, entitled: "Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc. Airplanes". The rule was issued by Gaetano A. Sciortino, Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service. DATES: This AD is effective June 10, 2020. The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference of certain publica  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, May 4 -- The Transportation Department's Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed rule (14 CFR Part 39), published in the Federal Register on May 4, entitled: "Airworthiness Directives; De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes". The proposed rule was issued by Lance T. Gant, Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service. DATES: As of May 4, 2020, the proposed rule  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: This week, the Department of Health and Human Services deployed 50 portable kidney dialysis machines and supplies to New York City and Long Island Intensive Care Units (ICUs) to provide surge capacity for facilities caring for patients with COVID-19, which has caused acute kidney injury and therefore required dialysis in a share of ICU cases. To meet this increased need, the Strategic Natio  more

NEW YORK, May 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that a scientist from Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, NY, has won the Advanced Septic System Nitrogen Sensor Challenge, an international competition to advance the development of low-cost sensors to measure nitrogen levels discharged from advanced home septic systems. Dr. Qingzhi Zhu, with Stony Brook University and the New York State Center f  more

NEW YORK, May 5 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following news release on May 4: The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released an expanded set of Frequently Asked Questions regarding the Primary Market and Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facilities. The Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility (PMCCF) was established to support credit to large employers for bond and syndicated loan issuance. The PMCCF will allow companies access to credit so that they are better able to ma  more

NEW YORK, May 6 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following news release: The Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Center for Microeconomic Data issued its Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit, which shows that total household debt increased by $155 billion (1.1%) to $14.30 trillion in the first quarter of 2020. The total balance is now $1.6 trillion higher, in nominal terms, than the previous peak of $12.68 trillion in the third quarter of 2008. The Report is based on d  more

ALBANY, New York, May 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Grant C. Jaquith, issued the following news release on May 4: Northland Associates, Inc. (Northland), its president James Tyler, The Diverse Construction Group, LLC (Diverse), and their bonding agent, Rose & Kiernan, Inc., have agreed to pay the United States $4,470,000 to resolve allegations that they fraudulently exploited contracting opportunities reserved for veteran-owned small businesses and small business  more

ALBANY, New York, May 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Grant C. Jaquith, issued the following news release: Great Barrington, Massachusetts-based G.A. Blanco & Sons, Inc. (G.A. Blanco), has agreed to pay the United States $450,000 to resolve allegations that it caused a now defunct company, Essential Business Products, Inc. (Essential), to submit false claims for payment to the government in connection with small businesses set-aside contracts. The announcement was   more

BUFFALO, New York, May 8 -- 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 that the City of Niagara Falls and the City of Jamestown have been awarded grants under the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program. Niagara Falls will receive $142,134, and Jamestown will receive $56,255 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance. "I am pleased that two additional municipalities in the   more

NEW YORK, May 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, issued the following news release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that AHMAD NAQVI, the chief operating officer of Elm Tree Investment Advisors LLC ("ETIA"), pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos to securities fraud charges stemming from his role in a scheme to defraud investors in multiple investment funds created and co  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Scott W. Brady, issued the following news release: A New York resident was arrested and criminally charged for his role in allegedly advertising and selling stolen COVID-19 testing services for $135 to $200, falsely claiming that he was connected to labs that would test the kits, shipping test kits without any prior medical screening, and providing no results to consumers, United States Attorney Scott  more

NEW YORK, May 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: With more than 160 thousand cases and more than 12,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, New York City has been one of the hardest hit cities in the world. Due to the overwhelming numbers, the Air Force Reserve called on its Citizen Airmen to help ensure hot spots around the country have the support they need. Dr. (Maj.) Sanjiv Baxi, 349th Medical Group doctor, jumped at the opportunity to help. Baxi a  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

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on May 7: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced New York and Pennsylvania been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides assistance to families of children eligible for free or reduced-price meals dealing with school closures. Background: New York  more