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One Stop Business Center celebrating one year anniversary with open house
CHARLESTON – “Moving at the Speed of Business” is the motto of the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Business and Licensing Division. Advances in technology and a new user-friendly website have given our office the opportunity to communicate more effectively and respond quicker to the needs of the state’s business community and entrepreneurs. -
DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP: Dinsmore Promotes 15 Attorneys to Partner, Partner of Counsel
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce J. Corey Asay, Charles E. Baverman III, Kelby T. Gray, Thomas J. Hayes, Jason W. Hilliard, Kerry O. Irwin, Katie P. Jacob, Alina Klimkina, Drew A. Linnenbom, Matt Lockhart, Sarah Mikowski McKenna, Anthony Pisano, Natalie H. Rauf and Arie M. Spitz have been elected to partnership effective Jan. 1. Pamela W. Bridgeport has been named partner of counsel. -
U.S. Dept. of Labor sues employer over unpaid overtime
The U.S. Department of Labor is suing an employer, citing alleged unpaid wages. -
Prim Law attorney announces run for Supreme Court
CHARLESTON — An attorney with Prim Law has filed to run for West Virginia Supreme Court justice. -
Encouraging entrepreneurship for military spouses
CHARLESTON – Each May we memorialize the men and women who sacrifice their lives defending our freedom. Often forgotten are the military spouses who give their all to maintain households and raise children. -
Blankenship critical of Gazette editorial about him
CHARLESTON – Don Blankenship has lashed out at the Charleston Gazette-Mail, calling the writer of a recent editorial an idiot. -
Woman says federal government failed to prevent Upper Big Branch mine explosion
BECKLEY – A woman is suing the federal government after she claims it failed to do more to prevent the Upper Big Branch mine disaster from occurring eight years ago. -
Supreme Court says disability award for hearing loss made by Board of Review is proper
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled that a permanent partial disability of 6.77 percent was rightfully awarded to a man with hearing loss. -
ECM Energy Services alleged to have retaliated against former employees over legal claims
CLARKSBURG – Two West Virginia residents formerly employed by an energy services company with an office in Bridgeport allege they were not rehired because of their legal claims against the company over wages. -
Woman sues construction company for husband’s death
WHEELING – A woman is suing a construction company and others for her husband’s death after he fell while working at a job site. -
U.S. labor secretary files suit seeking for Fas Chek, owner to restore plan's losses
CHARLESTON – The U.S. Secretary of Labor has filed suit against the owner of a convenience store chain and a medical plan over allegations they breached their fiduciary duty. -
Brayman Construction seeks damages after breaking neck in fall on jobsite
BECKLEY – An Aurora man alleges he was injured on the job because his construction company employer violated Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards. -
Lone Star Beef settles Department of Labor lawsuit for $13k
CLARKSBURG – Lone Star Beef has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor alleging an employee was fired for calling emergency services after another employee was injured on the job. -
Attorney, Alderson native L. Vincent Williams named chairman of WVSU board
INSTITUTE – L. Vincent Williams’ “amazing journey,” which has taken him from a “poor black kid who grew up in a single-parent home in Alderson” to an education that saw him earn a juris doctorate degree and a master of business degree in the span of one week, has now led to his election as the chairman of the West Virginia State University board of governors. -
June employment figures signal growth
CHARLESTON – Recently released numbers from Workforce West Virginia and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that West Virginia’s economy is showing encouraging job growth. -
Lone Star Western Beef responds to whistleblower lawsuit
CLARKSBURG – Lone Star Western Beef Inc. has responded to a lawsuit against it by the Department of Labor that alleges an employee was fired for calling 911 to help a co-worker who was injured in an accident at the plant. -
Sandblasting firm accused of failing to pay overtime
The acting secretary of labor has filed a complaint against Superior Steam Cleaning and Sandblasting and company owner Douglas Humphrey, citing alleged violation of federal workers compensation law. -
Jenkins: Dislocated miner training bill aimed at getting state back to work
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins (R- W.Va.) is among three Congressmen who have taken the lead on a bipartisan bill aimed at providing expanded retaining opportunities for coal miners who have become dislocated. -
Department of Labor sues beef jerky plant for fired employee
CLARKSBURG – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against Lone Star Western Beef Inc. after it claims the plant fired an employee for calling 911 when another employee was injured on the job. -
U.S. labor secretary accuses Bluefield contractor of compensation violations
BLUEFIELD — The U.S. secretary of labor is suing a Bluefield contractor and a real estate company, alleging violation of workers compensation acts in failing to pay proper overtime.