Eastern Shore seafood company fined for visa fraud
On Maryland’s Eastern Shore, a company that processes seafood and makes ice was fined $240,000 for visa fraud involving the employment of temporary workers.
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Month: November 2021
U.S. jobless claims plunge to 199,000, lowest in 52 years
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell to its lowest level in more than half a century last week, another indicator that the job market in the United States is quickly recovering from last year’s coronavirus recession.
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The U.S. blacklists dozens of Chinese tech firms citing national security concerns
The Biden administration added a dozen Chinese companies to its trade blacklist on Wednesday, citing national security and foreign policy concerns.
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T-Mobile agrees to pay big bucks for last year’s 911 outage
It must be a terrifying experience to have to contact first responders and have the 911 call not connect, but that’s exactly what happened to thousands of T-Mobile customers in the United States on June 15, 2020. As a result of the frightening incident, the wireless carrier agreed to pay the Federal Communications Commission $19.5 million in a settlement this week (FCC).
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U.S. to release oil from reserves to lower gas prices
President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that the administration will tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of a global effort by energy-consuming nations to slow the rapid rise in fuel prices that is expected in 2021. The coordinated release by the United States, India, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United Kingdom is the first of its kind.
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