SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 5, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area - December 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.5 percent in the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 5, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area - December 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.1 percent in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metropolitan area for the year ended December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regiona  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 5, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the San Jose Metropolitan Area - December 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.7 percent in the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics r  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 5, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Seattle Metropolitan Area - December 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.8 percent in the Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Re  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 5 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 5, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Colorado - 2022": * * * In 2022, Colorado women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $1,142, or 87.0 percent of the $1,312 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Ass  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 5 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 5, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Missouri - 2022": * * * In 2022, Missouri women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $882, or 79.5 percent of the $1,110 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assis  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 6 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2024: Associate Administrator Francisco Sanchez of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience today reminded Missouri small nonfarm businesses of the deadline dates to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following p  more

BUFFALO, New York, Feb. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that the U.S. Attorney's Office has reached a settlement with a Williamsville, NY, nail salon to resolve allegations that the salon discriminated against an individual with a disability in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). Under the settlement, Le Petit Nails & Spa Inc. will  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release: A former Overland Park, Kansas, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to charges related to fraudulently receiving more than $800,000 under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Mirza Michael Reazuddin, 66, currently a resident of Lawrenceville, Georgia, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to one count o  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Feb. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release: A Springfield, Mo., man who was part of a local rap group and leader of a gang known as "FTO," was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing firearms, some of which have been linked to multiple shootings. Jardell Carlin Williams, 20, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to six years and six months in federal prison without par  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (TNSrep) -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following oversight report (No. 23-00014-65) on Feb. 1, 2024, entitled "Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas." Here are excerpts: * * * Report Overview This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program (CHIP) report provides a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of t  more