CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 12, 2024, entitled "Employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in Michigan - 2023": * * * Private industry employers reported 78,900 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in Michigan in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that this resul more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Enforge, LLC, a Michigan-based automotive parts company conducting business in North Carolina, will pay $35,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to the EEOC's lawsuit, a female employee was subjected to unwelcome sexu more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reviewed and approved for further development a second phase of the Comprehensive Groundwater Interim Measure Plan for the BASF North Works site in Wyandotte, Michigan, to address groundwater contamination from the property to the Detroit River. The groundwater remediation under the Comprehensive Groundwater Interim Measure Plan will consist of perimeter barrier more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $162,246 settlement with The Pond Guy Inc. at 15425 Chets Way in Armada, Michigan, for allegedly selling and distributing unregistered pesticide products in violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. EPA alleges that the company sold pesticide products as part of a kit not registered with EPA. EPA also more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: CHICAGO (December 9, 2024) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began cleaning up waste contaminated with chromium and nickel at the former Quality Plating site at 2712 McllWraith St., in Muskegon County, Michigan. It will take agency about six months to remove approximately 100 55-gallon drums, 100 containers and multiple plating lines from the site. The hazardous waste and substances will be  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Nationally 70 applicants selected to receive funding for over 2,400 zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, along with infrastructure and workforce development projects, to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice * * * Today, December 11, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it has selected the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lake more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3108) on Dec. 11, 2024: * * * In Re: Change Healthcare, Inc., Customer Data Security Breach Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel: Plaintiff in the Western District of Michigan action (Sifuentes) listed on Schedule A moves under Panel Rule 7.1 to vacate the order that conditionally transferred his action to MDL No. 3108. Defendant Change Healthcare Inc. opposes the motion. After co more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Biden-Harris Administration has nearly doubled its original goal to repair or replace 10 of the nation's most economically significant bridges 18 major bridge projects are moving forward, part of the more than 11,400 bridges across the country receiving funding to improve safety, shorten commutes, and ensure more efficient supply chains MONROE, MICHIGAN Today, during a news conference at the River  more PR

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Two men have been sentenced for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy that stretched from Michigan to Monongalia County, West Virginia. Dorian Myles, 26, was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. John Thomas, 46, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced to 100 months for aiding  more PR

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Drake D. Dodson-Williams, 33, of Southgate, Michigan, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, Dodson-Williams was the leader of a drug trafficking organization, operating from Michigan to Harrison County, West Virginia. During a more PR