Staten Island health center will pay $195K to former employee who reported concerns of risk of in-person staff meeting as pandemic grew

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NEW YORK – In March 2020, as COVID-19 became a global pandemic, an employee of a Staten Island community health center asked permission to allow a regularly scheduled meeting to be held by teleconference – and then changed the format of the meeting to teleconference – rather than meeting in-person in a windowless conference room. When

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Court enters consent order for contractor to pay $13K in back pay, punitive damages for retaliating against employee

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HARTFORD, CT – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor, a federal court entered a consent judgment requiring a government contractor based in New Bern, North Carolina, to pay a total of $13,085 in back pay and punitive damages to an employee for violating the anti-retaliation provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act . 

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Proposed Rule to Reduce Wasteful Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector to Drive Innovation and Protect Communities

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Proposed Rule to Reduce Wasteful Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector to Drive Innovation and Protect Communities January 12, 2024 Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON  – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed rule to tackle wasteful methane emissions from the oil and gas sector

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OIERT decree: extension of the deadlines for sending contributions to the public consultation

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In seguito alle istanze pervenute da alcuni stakeholder, il termine per l'invio dei contributi alla consultazione pubblica sullo schema di Decreto Ministeriale OIERT è prorogato al 31 Gennaio 2024, ore 12:00. Il Decreto “OIERT” è il provvedimento per definire le modalità con cui società pubbliche e private che vendono energia termica sotto forma di calore

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Calderone: “The objective of the Labor Decree is to bring as many people as possible to work”

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"L’obiettivo del Decreto Lavoro è portare al lavoro più persone possibile". A dirlo è il Ministro del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali, Marina Calderone, intervenendo su Rai 1 prima nella trasmissione “Cinque minuti” e poi nella puntata di “Porta a Porta” dell’11 gennaio 2024, durante la quale ha presentato un primo bilancio dell’andamento delle nuove

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