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News Tipoffs - Alaska Editors Newsletter for Wednesday October 09, 2024 ( 2 items )  

EEOC Sues Total Employment and Management for Breaching Conciliation Agreement
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: LONGVIEW, Wash. Total Employment and Management (TEAM), a staffing agency based in Moses Lake, violated the law by refusing to comply with the terms of a conciliation agreement regarding a classwide national origin discrimination finding, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on Sept. 26. According to the lawsuit, TEAM participated in EEOC conci  more

Federal and Tribal Leaders Celebrate $240 Million for Tribal Hatchery Modernization
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Tribal, federal, and state leaders gathered at the Tulalip Reservation on October 3 to celebrate $240 million in federal funding for tribal hatcheries. This Inflation Reduction Act investment will help 27 tribes from Northern California to Southeast Alaska meet urgent maintenance and modernization needs of tribal Pacific salmon and steelhead hatcheries. NOAA Fisheries partnered with the Interi  more