CMA wins appeal on legal challenge to overseas information requests

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In a unanimous judgment, the Court of Appeal has confirmed that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has the power to require overseas companies to produce documents and information when it is investigating suspected anti-competitive conduct. In December 2022, the CMA imposed a fixed penalty of £30,000 and a daily penalty of £15,000 on BMW

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FTC Action Leads to Ban for Ganadores Real Estate and Income Scam, its Owner, and Managers

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US Department of Labor finds electric vehicle battery manufacturer exposed employees to unsafe nickel levels, other mixed metals at Commerce plant

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ATLANTA – A global electric vehicle battery manufacturer exposed employees at its Commerce plant to serious and potentially disabling safety and health hazards, a U.S. Department of Labor workplace safety inspection found. The department’s  Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited SK Battery America Inc. with six serious violations and one other-than-serious violation after finding the company:

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Proviso Township High School District 209 agrees to pay $111K in back wages, damages to 46 security guards denied overtime

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FOREST PARK, IL – For the fourth time since 2007, Proviso Township High School District 209 has been found in violation of the  Fair Labor Standards Act , this time for failing to pay public school security guards overtime wages. Under terms of a consent judgement entered on Jan. 17, 2024 by District Judge Matthew

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Indianapolis security company found violating federal overtime wage laws for third time since 2018; pays $28K in back wages, damages to 31 workers

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INDIANAPOLIS – For the third time in five years, federal investigators found an Indianapolis security company violated federal wage laws by failing to pay guards overtime at time and one-half their regular rate of pay for hours over 40 in a workweek.  The U.S. Department of Labor assessed Protection Plus Inc. $27,597 in civil money penalties

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