Info guide: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation are working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other government agencies to understand the impacts of the new coronavirus outbreak and how the private sector can support the response. To help businesses navigate the situation the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has consolidated all available guidance for businesses into a resource guide with information to address the potential impacts of the virus. See the resource guide here.
Tourism push: Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Mike Strain is working with Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser to promote state agritourism through a series of videos that will appear in various websites and on social media platforms, WBRZ-TV reports. The videos encourage visitors to visit Louisiana’s strawberry patches, vineyards, and other natural attractions, as a way to boost the income agriculture brings to the state. Read the full story.
Back pay: Louisiana contractor Versa Integrity Group, which provides nondestructive testing in Louisiana, Texas and Florida has paid $495,900 in back wages to 411 workers, the U.S. Department of Labor says. Versa Integrity Group erroneously classified wages as per diem payments, causing overtime to be paid at lower rates than federal law requires, a news release Tuesday said. Read the full story.
