LEHI, Utah, April 22, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Young Living Essential Oils, the world leader in essential oils, recently announced Employee Service Day, a new paid holiday for U.S. employees. The corporate holiday coincides with Earth Day and provides Young Living employees the opportunity to spend a day beautifying local communities.

For today’s inaugural Employee Service Day, the company partnered with 7 cities, 12 nonprofit organizations, and 2 schools; as well as adopting segments of highway in Lehi, American Fork, and Mona, Utah, and 1 shoreline at American Fork Marina. Nearly 2,000 employees—decked out in matching Employee Service Day t-shirts and work gloves—participated in 33 different environmentally focused service projects throughout Utah’s Davis, Salt Lake, Utah, and Juab counties. They cultivated gardens, planted trees, cleared trash, tidied trails, mulched, weeded, built fences, and spruced up landscaping.

“Young Living employees take their stewardship of the earth very seriously,” said Jared Turner, Young Living President and Chief Operating Officer. “Our new Employee Service Day is the result of ideas cultivated by our corporate team, supported by our members, and spearheaded by Human Resources and The D. Gary Young, Young Living Foundation. Our employees have a sincere desire to create a positive impact in their local communities.”

Community and social responsibility are a core part of the Young Living 5×5 Pledge. The company-wide day of volunteering is just one of many bold, world-changing steps Young Living is taking to elevate the company’s positive impact on the earth, on communities, and on families around the world. 

To learn more about Young Living and the company’s 5×5 Pledge, visit YoungLiving.com.

About Young Living Essential Oils
Young Living Essential Oils, LC, based in Lehi, Utah, is the world leader in essential oils, offering the highest-quality oil-infused products available. Young Living takes its industry leadership seriously, setting the standard with its proprietary Seed to Seal^® quality commitment, which involves three critical pillars: Sourcing, Science, and Standards. These guiding principles help Young Living protect the planet and provide pure, authentic products that its members can feel confident about using and sharing with friends and family. Young Living’s products—which all come from corporate-owned farms, partner farms, and Seed to Seal-certified suppliers—not only support a healthy lifestyle but also provide opportunities for over 6 million global members to find a sense of purpose and whole-life wellness by aligning their work with their values and passions. For more information, visit YoungLiving.com, follow @youngliving on Twitter, or like us on Instagram.

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JACKSONVILLE, Florida, April 22, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Trailer Bridge, Inc., in partnership with Anderson Trucking Service, Inc. (ATS), announced the charitable results of “Build 2019” presented by Rally por Puerto Rico, its inaugural charity golf tournament of customers, partners and local business leaders, held last week at the exclusive TPC Dorado Beach East Course. The one-day event was designed to maximize corporate giving and as a result produced more than $60,000 in donations to Habitat for Humanity of Puerto Rico.

“We are excited to have brought this first of its kind event to the island in support of such a worthwhile cause and very pleased with the generous donations made by our partners to Habitat for Humanity of Puerto Rico,” shared Trailer Bridge CEO Mitch Luciano.

One hundred percent of all event sponsorship contributed by participants was paid directly to Habitat for Humanity of Puerto Rico. Rally por Puerto Rico was limited to 72 player participants and donations were made by 37 companies totaling $63,750.

“Trailer Bridge and ATS covered the entire cost of the event so all participant and sponsorship funds would go directly to helping this incredible organization,” said ATS International Director Jay Thomassen.

General Manager & Director of Government Affairs for Trailer Bridge, Jacob Wegryzn shared, “We’re very committed to continuing to help provide relief and assistance to our local community and so we’ve organized Rally por Puerto Rico in a way to have the most impact and provide the most support possible.”

Trailer Bridge and ATS have a long-standing commitment to support the communities we call home through volunteering and financial support. We are proud of our long-term partnership of servicing the Puerto Rico community and our new relationship with Habitat for Humanity of Puerto Rico and are excited to see it blossom alongside the many other organizations Trailer Bridge and ATS support each and every year.

ABOUT ATS

ATS International is a wholly owned subsidiary of Anderson Trucking Service, Inc. (ATS). Founded in 1955 and headquartered in St. Cloud, MN, ATS is a recognized leader in flatbed, specialized, logistics, van, and international transportation. Their service area includes all of North America (including Hawaii, Alaska & Puerto Rico), as well as the Caribbean, Germany and other international points. With offices located throughout the United States, ATS is the largest truckload carrier in Minnesota, and the 34^th largest for-hire carrier in North America, operating more than 2,400 tractors and 8,600 trailers. For more information, please visit www.atsinc.com.

ABOUT TRAILER BRIDGE

Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Jacksonville, Trailer Bridge, Inc. is an asset-owned, leading shipping and logistics firm providing services in ocean, truckload, intermodal, expedited, specialized cargo, vehicles, over-dimensional, warehousing, and transloading services.  Trailer Bridge has offices in Jacksonville, FL; Cincinnati, OH; Chicago, IL; Atlanta, GA; Harrisburg, PA; Houston, TX; San Juan, Puerto Rico; the Dominican Republic; and the US Virgin Islands.

Trailer Bridge is a recipient of the 2018 Silver Bell Humanitarian Award. The company was voted number one “Best Places to Work” in 2017 and voted number two in 2018 in Jacksonville.

CONTACT: Ilona Fischer, Director of Marketing, 904-751-7100, [email protected], www.trailerbridge.com

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LOS ANGELES, April 18, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), Mastercard and Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame announced today that they are teaming up to take down one of the biggest villains of all, cancer, with an impactful new Public Service Announcement scheduled to launch in April.

The PSA campaign features Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame Super Heroes alongside real-life heroes: cancer survivors. The two global brands are collaborating to raise awareness for SU2C to help all patients become long-term survivors. The PSA will come to life across print, TV, radio, digital and out-of-home networks, aligning with the premiere of Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame in theaters April 26, 2019.

The new PSA is the latest collaboration between SU2C and Mastercard, marking Mastercard’s 10^th year as a supporter of SU2C. To date, Mastercard has donated more than $45 million to SU2C’s collaborative cancer research programs, providing invaluable support for research leading to five FDA approvals for new cancer therapies. This marks the second collaboration between SU2C and Marvel Studios, who collaborated with American Airlines, a longstanding donor to SU2C, on a PSA campaign tied to Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War in 2018.

“It’s incredible to look back at the impact our donations have had on cancer research. We are so proud of what we have been able to accomplish with the help of our cardholders over the last ten years,” said Cheryl Guerin, executive vice president, North America marketing and communications, Mastercard. “This new campaign gives us the extraordinary opportunity to spotlight the heroes of our community— those who have defeated cancer in their own lives. It further underscores the message that no one is alone standing up to this disease and that we are stronger when we join forces. We are so honored to collaborate with Stand Up To Cancer and Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame on this galvanizing PSA. Together, we want to create a future where everyone facing a cancer diagnosis becomes a long-term survivor.”

“It’s a privilege to team up with Stand Up To Cancer and its long-time supporter, Mastercard, to spotlight the true heroes of our world,” said Mindy Hamilton, SVP of Marvel Partnerships. “On behalf of the entire studio, we deeply admire the courage, strength and empowering Super Hero examples that patients and survivors continue to set. We look forward to the day when there is an end to cancer.”

“At Stand Up To Cancer, collaboration is the cornerstone of our mission,” said Rusty Robertson, Stand Up To Cancer co-founder. “We are so grateful to Mastercard and Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame for standing with us, and to all the survivors who bravely share their personal journeys. This incredible collaboration illustrates how we can all be Super Heroes.”

The print PSA features Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame cast members Brie Larson as Captain Marvel, Chris Evans as Captain America, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, along with Pearl, a pediatric cancer survivor, Arnold a Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) survivor and Lori, a breast cancer survivor. Arnold and Pearl are also included in the Spanish language print PSA.

The broadcast PSA, including TV and radio, also features Chris Evans (Captain America) and Brie Larson (Captain Marvel), as well as Paul Rudd (Ant-Man), Karen Gillan (Nebula), and Danai Gurira (Okoye). Survivors featured include Arnold, Lori and Pearl, as well as Dave, an esophageal cancer survivor, Phuong, a colon cancer survivor, and Robyn, a breast cancer survivor. It is inspired by Stand Up To Cancer’s UK colleagues’ innovative PSA, “The Takedown,” which was created and directed by Melissa Bolton-Klinger, a Stage 3 head and neck cancer survivor. The US adaptation and print campaign were produced by L Associates, an integrated creative agency located in Hollywood, Calif. that focuses on entertainment and brands.

Mastercard launched its support for SU2C with a “Priceless” PSA which aired during the 2009 MLB World Series. Since then, Mastercard has continued to collaborate with SU2C, most notably on their annual dine out campaign. Over the last 10 years, Mastercard’s donations have significantly supported SU2C’s research in immunotherapy, precision treatments, and the development of technologies using blood tests to identify cancers early, imaging cancers to understand tumor progression, and new laboratory tools to target drug discovery and precision medicine. Financial support from Mastercard currently is helping SU2C to advance the new fields of convergence, bringing mathematicians, physicists and oncologists together to investigate immunotherapy in difficult to treat cancers, as well as cancer interception, which seeks to diagnose cancer and pre-cancerous conditions as early as possible, and develop treatments to intervene in the formation or advancement of cancer.

In 2019, over 1.7 million Americans are expected to be diagnosed with cancer, with 1 in 3 Americans diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. This compelling PSA campaign will raise awareness for Stand Up To Cancer while also raising funds needed to continue critical ground-breaking research.

Please visit StandUpToCancer.org/Mastercard to learn more about the campaign, and follow us on @SU2C across Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for the latest updates.

About Stand Up To Cancer
STAND UP TO CANCER (SU2C) raises funds to accelerate the pace of research to get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives now. A division of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), SU2C was established in 2008 by media and entertainment leaders who utilize these communities’ resources to engage the public in supporting a new, collaborative model of cancer research, to increase awareness about cancer prevention, and to highlight progress being made in the fight against the disease. As of April 2018, more than 1,500 scientists representing more than 180 institutions are involved in SU2C-funded research projects.

The SU2C Scientific Advisory Committee, led by Nobel laureate Phillip A. Sharp, Ph.D., with support of the SU2C Science Strategy and Management Department and the American Association for Cancer Research, SU2C’s Scientific Partner, implements rigorous competitive review processes to identify the best research proposals to recommend for funding, oversee grants administration and ensure collaboration across research programs.

Current members of the SU2C Council of Founders and Advisors (CFA) include Katie Couric, Sherry Lansing, Kathleen Lobb, Lisa Paulsen, Rusty Robertson, Sue Schwartz, Pamela Oas Williams, and Ellen Ziffren. The late Laura Ziskin and the late Noreen Fraser are also co-founders. Sung Poblete, Ph.D., R.N., serves as SU2C’s president and CEO.

For more information on Stand Up To Cancer, visit www.StandUpToCancer.org.

About Mastercard
Mastercard (NYSE: MA), www.mastercard.com, is a technology company in the global payments industry. Our global payments processing network connects consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. Mastercard products and solutions make everyday commerce activities – such as shopping, traveling, running a business and managing finances – easier, more secure and more efficient for everyone. Follow us on Twitter @MastercardNews, join the discussion on the Beyond the Transaction Blog and subscribe for the latest news on the Engagement Bureau.

About Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame
The grave course of events set in motion by Thanos that wiped out half the universe and fractured the Avengers ranks compels the remaining Avengers to take one final stand in Marvel Studios’ grand conclusion to twenty-two films, Avengers: Endgame.

Kevin Feige produces Avengers: Endgame, and Anthony and Joe Russo are the directors. Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Michael Grillo, Trinh Tran, Jon Favreau, James Gunn and Stan Lee are the executive producers, and Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely wrote the screenplay.

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LOS ANGELES, April 17, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The Labor Commissioner’s Office issued more than $2.36 million in wage theft citations to a Culver City car wash for failing to properly pay or provide required breaks to 64 workers. An investigation at Centinela Car Wash, Inc., DBA Playa Vista Car Wash uncovered a variety of wage theft practices that are common in the car wash industry. The citations, which name the corporation’s president and general manager as jointly and severally liable, are the largest issued against a car wash business by the Labor Commissioner’s Office.

Workers were required to report to an alley next to the car wash 30 minutes before the business opened to be selected to work that day. Those not selected were typically sent home several hours later without being paid for the waiting time. Workers were also frequently required to take extended lunch breaks with no split shift premium, or worked up to 10 hours a day with no overtime pay. Managers regularly altered workers’ time cards to reduce total hours worked.

“Under California law, the Labor Commissioner’s Office has authority to cite any individual who causes minimum wage and overtime violations, including owners, corporate officers and managers,” said California Labor Secretary Julie A. Su. “Individuals acting on behalf of an employer to steal workers’ wages cannot hide behind corporate entities to avoid personal liability, all the while profiting at the expense of honest businesses that play by the rules.”

Consequently, in addition to the car wash corporation itself, the corporation’s president, Hooman Nissani and general manager Keyvan Shamshoni, were both held jointly and severally liable for the wage theft violations.

The investigation was opened in February 2018 after the Labor Commissioner’s Office received a referral from the Community Labor Environmental Action Network (CLEAN), a nonprofit that assists car wash workers. CLEAN assisted in the investigation by contacting workers who might have been victims of the wage theft, and coordinating with workers so that investigators could interview them about working conditions at the car wash.

In March 2018, Centinela Car Wash, Inc. was cited $10,000 for failure to register with the Labor Commissioner’s Office as required by Labor Code sections 2054 and 2060. The registration application is available online at the Labor Commissioner’s website.

The $2,365,051 citation amount includes $1,849,151 payable to workers and $515,900 in civil penalties. Of the total due to workers, $487,045 is for minimum wage violations, $146,129 in overtime wages, $688,410 in liquidated damages, $258,394 for meal and rest break violations, $64,905 for split shift violations, $188,450 for itemized statement violations and $15,638 for waiting time penalties.

The civil penalties include $124,150 for minimum wage and overtime violations, $49,350 for meal and rest break violations, $49,400 for split shift violations and $293,000 for itemized statement violations.

Investigators also issued a demand that Playa Vista Car Wash pay $19,000 to return illegal deductions from workers’ paychecks for towels used at the car wash.

Enforcement investigations typically include a payroll audit of the previous three years to determine minimum wage, overtime and other labor law violations, and calculate payments owed and penalties due. Civil penalties collected are transferred to the State’s General Fund as required by law.

The Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, or the California Labor Commissioner’s Office, combats wage theft and conducts on-site inspections to investigate and enforce compliance with minimum wage and other California labor laws. Its wide-ranging responsibilities include public works enforcement, retaliation complaint investigations, licensing and registration, as well as multilingual labor law education and outreach for workers and employers.

In 2014, the Labor Commissioner’s Office under Julie A. Su’s leadership launched the Wage Theft is a Crime multilingual public awareness campaign. The campaign defines wage theft and informs workers of their rights and the resources available to them to recover unpaid wages or report other labor law violations.

Employees with work-related questions or complaints may contact DIR’s Call Center in English or Spanish at 844-LABOR-DIR (844-522-6734).

Members of the press may contact Peter Melton or Paola Laverde at (510) 286-1161, and are encouraged to subscribe to get email alerts on DIR’s press releases or other departmental updates.

The California Department of Industrial Relations, established in 1927, protects and improves the health, safety, and economic well-being of over 18 million wage earners, and helps their employers comply with state labor laws. DIR is housed within the Labor & Workforce Development Agency. For general inquiries, contact DIR’s Call Center at 844-LABOR-DIR (844-522-6734) for help in locating the appropriate division or program in our department.

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