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Darris Cotton of Vista pleaded guilty in federal court today to a fraud charge, admitting that he submitted false applications for unemployment benefits to California’s Employment Development Department.
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A Union, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 80 months in prison for illegally obtaining more than $450,000 in unemployment insurance benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
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A Southwest Virginia man, who conspired with more than 30 others in a scheme to defraud the government of more than $499,000 in unemployment benefits, was sentenced this week to 30 months in federal prison.
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A Providence man has been ordered detained in federal custody on charges that he filed fraudulent applications for pandemic unemployment assistance payments in at least eight states and that he threatened to assault a corrections officer, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha and Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha.
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A North Providence woman today admitted in federal court that she provided false information to a mortgage lender when applying for a Federal Housing Administration (FHA)- backed mortgage, and that she fraudulently applied for a COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and unemployment insurance benefits under both the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
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A federal jury convicted a pair of Southwest Virginia residents yesterday who conspired with at least thirty others in a scheme to defraud the government of more than $499,000.
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Chairman Robert C.
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“Tonight, President Biden laid out a path for how we continue to build back a better America— one where we can continue to lower costs for all Americans and secure democracy across the world.“As President Biden noted, the American Rescue Plan, which Congress passed last March, provided historic relief that helped reopen classrooms safely, supported workers who lost their jobs, and ensured struggling Americans could get back on their feet.
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The Biden administration’s reinterpretation of Title IX has weakened this landmark legislation and its protection of women.
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Modern union bosses are more akin to political magnates than workers’ rights advocates.
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Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee Republican Leader Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on the vital role of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs)
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More parents than ever want school choice, yet President Biden didn’t mention it once in his State of the Union.
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Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement reacting to President Biden’s State of the Union in crisis
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Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on the future of our retirement system
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Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), and Ranking Member, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), announced the HELP Committee will hold an executive session on March 15th, to mark up the PREVENT Pandemics Act, legislation aimed at strengthening the nation’s public health and medical preparedness and response systems in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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This week, Congress showed strong, decisive leadership in addressing the novel coronavirus.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed safety rules to update the design and construction requirements for OSHA’s powered industrial trucks standards for general industry and construction.
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Growth Opportunities grant opened on March 7.
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Workplace Safety and Health Training on Infectious Diseases, Including COVID-19 grant opened on March 7.
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There were 19 press releases published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in January.