Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings has announced that she is joining a coalition of 19 other states that are suing the Trump Administration over a new policy imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions, which the coalition says is unlawful.

Perdue Farms Inc. has agreed to pay $4M to address alleged child labor violations found during a federal investigation into their poultry processing facility in Accomack County. 

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced nearly $650K in penalties for a janitorial company accused of employing children as young as 13 in overnight sanitation shifts at slaughter and meat packing facilities including Perdue Farms in Accomac, VA.

A federal probe has been launched into both Tyson Foods and Perdue Farms following a New York Times Magazine report of migrant kids working nightshifts for contractors at the companies’ facilities in Accomack County.

Maryland added 12,000 jobs and the unemployment rate decreased to 3.9% in July. This is the lowest unemployment rate since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to preliminary survey data, Maryland gained 10,500 jobs and the unemployment rate decreased to 4% in May. This is the lowest unemployment rate since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The state of Maryland shortchanged correctional officers and other staff at the Jessup Correctional Institution by nearly a half-million dollars in wages over a two-year period, according to a U.S. Department of Labor investigation.