DETROIT, Michigan, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Facility's payroll systems automatically deducted meal periods, when taken or not * * * The demands of the job sometimes require employees in the healthcare industry to work through their meal periods but as many employers - including Detroit Medical Center - learn eventually, federal law says these employees must be paid when their duties demand they work through or du  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: The Federal Communications Commission today announced it is committing over $2.5 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program, which provides digital services for students in communities across the country. Today's funding commitment supports applications from all three application windows, benefiting approximately 8,000 students across the country  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the Michigan Department of Transportation's project to replace the Lafayette Avenue Bridge in Bay City, Michigan, will receive $73 million as part of a $300 million investment from the Bridge Investment Program in nine small and medium-sized bridge projects  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 13 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, Jason R. Coody, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: Louis Paiva, Jr., 29, of Dearborn, Michigan (formerly of Orlando, Florida), was sentenced to 6 months in federal prison after having pleaded guilty to one count of theft of public money. Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced the sentence. "The theft of any amount of taxpayer funds is inexcu  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: On April 10, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan entered a preliminary injunction against Detroit-area tax return preparers Herman "Eddie" Simmons, Richmond Simmons, and the business Profile Income Tax Co., doing business as Simmons Income Tax Company, enjoining Defendants from preparing federal income tax returns for others through the resolution of their case on the merits.  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: A school contractor pleaded guilty today to bribing and conspiring with Albert Morrison, the former School Board President of Madison District Public Schools, in a half-million dollar pay to play scheme, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced. Ison was joined in the announcement by James A. Tarasca, Special Agent in Charge of the Feder  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: A 38-year-old Detroit man was sentenced to life imprisonment today for murder, racketeering, narcotics trafficking, and other gang related crimes, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today. Ison was joined in the announcement by James A. Tarasca, Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigat  more

MARQUETTE, Michigan, April 13 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark A. Totten, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: U.S. Attorney Mark Totten for the Western District of Michigan today announced that Chief U.S. District Judge Hala Y. Jarbou sentenced Elizabeth Jean Decota, also known as "Biz," to 51 months in prison. She was the tenth and final defendant to plead guilty and be sentenced in United States v. Smith, et al., No. 2:22-cr-01. Chief Judge Jarb  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Army issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: The U.S. Army appointed two new Civilian Aides to the Secretary of the Army during an investiture ceremony on April 11, 2023, at the Pentagon, as Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth swore in Leslie Purser from Tennessee (East) and Jason Allen from Michigan (West). "It's an honor to welcome our two newest CASAs back to the Army team," said Wormuth. "They served with distinction in uniform, and now as   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on April 14, 2023: A Michigan man was sentenced for assaulting law enforcement officers with a dangerous weapon during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election. Logan James Barnhart, 41, of Holt, Mi  more