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Federal Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Wednesday May 08, 2024 ( 5 items )  

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Business Employment Dynamics in Ohio - Third Quarter 2023'
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 7, 2024, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Ohio - Third Quarter 2023": * * * From June 2023 to September 2023, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Ohio were 272,478, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 244,248, the U.S. Bureau of L  more

Department of Labor Finds Chicago-Area Medical Glass Manufacturer Again Ignoring Machine Safety Procedures, Issues Repeat Violations
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Illinois, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * OSHA finds Gerresheimer Glass failed to train workers in lockout/tagout procedures * * * A follow-up workplace safety inspection at a metro Chicago manufacturer of medical glass bottles and vials found the company continues to fail in its obligation to protect workers by training them in machine safety procedures. The U.S. Department of Lab  more

Labor Dept.: Federal Court Orders United Employee Benefit Fund's Former Attorney and Law Firm to Pay $883K in Restitution to the Fund, $176K in Penalties
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration issued the following news release: * * * Partial settlement latest step in holding fiduciaries accountable for more than $2.8M in losses * * * The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a federal consent order and judgment (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OPA/newsreleases/2024/SOL20240636%20UEBF-224%20COJ%20with%20DOL%20Platt%20RSP.pdf) requiring three service providers of the United Empl  more

NRC Issues Event Notification for Braidwood Nuclear Plant, Ill.
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57107) involving Braidwood Nuclear Plant, Illinois: * * * Facility: Braidwood Region: 3 State: IL Unit: [1] [] [] RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP NRC Notified By: Azeam Anjum HQ OPS Officer: Tenisha Meadows Notification Date: 05/05/2024 Notification Time: 08:11 [ET] Event Date: 05/05/2024 Event Time: 03:38 [CDT] Last Update Date: 05/05/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Secti  more

U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri: St. Louis Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Fatally Carjacking Friend
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White on Tuesday sentenced a convicted felon who fatally shot his friend before stealing and burning his car to 30 years in prison. Judge White also ordered Laveal David Jones to pay $9,074 to his victim's family for funeral costs. Early on the morning of Oct. 1, 2022, the victim drove Jones from a night club in Sau  more