Morning News

 
   Special Prosecutor Thomas J. Sammon of the Cuyahoga Prosecutor’s Office has reported that a grand jury looking into allegations of whether an imprisoned former stockbroker’s having bribed a public official connected to the state treasurer’s office does not implicate Treasurer Joseph T. Deters of any type of criminal misconduct.
  

 
   With the Department of Labor’s new wage regulations and “white collar” exemptions going into effect on Aug. 23rd., there remains much controversy and confusion making the transition to the new standards anything but smooth.
   A study be Hewitt Associates has found that at least 20% of all companies won’t be able to meet that deadline, and, with the number of overtime lawsuits having soared in recent years, that could spell trouble.

   USA Today  article @  http://www.usatoday.com/money/workplace/2004-07-26-overtime_x.htm

 


   Amber Alert    There is a statewide amber alert out this morning for four children missing from Miamisburg, Ohio.  Suspect is driving a green 1996 Ford Contour with license plate number  DGG 5925.
   Further information @  http://www.wcpo.com/news/2004/local/07/25/alert.html