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USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Florida and New York From Operating in the Produce Industry

USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Florida and New York From Operating in the Produce Industry

USDA Announces $7.5 Million Available in Grant Funding to Expand Markets for U.S. Agricultural Products

USDA Announces $7.5 Million Available in Grant Funding to Expand Markets for U.S. Agricultural Products

USDA Files Action Against James Corrado Inc., d/b/a Corrado Specialty Goods and Corrado’s Wine Grapes Inc. in New Jersey for Alleged PACA Violations

USDA Files Action Against James Corrado Inc., d/b/a Corrado Specialty Goods and Corrado’s Wine Grapes Inc. in New Jersey for Alleged PACA Violations

Pre Solicitation Announcement for Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Purchase of Vegetable Products

Pre Solicitation Announcement for Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Purchase of Vegetable Products

NTSB Appoints New Chief Administrative Law Judge

The National Transportation Safety Board announced the appointment of Judge Stephen Woody as chief administrative law judge for the agency.

NTSB Examining Rail Car Component in East Palestine Derailment

The National Transportation Safety Board​ is looking closely at aluminum protective housing covers used on three of the vinyl chloride tank cars that derailed on Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio.

NTSB Opens Public Docket for WMATA Train Derailment in Virginia

The National Transportation Safety Board opened the public docket Tuesday for its ongoing investigation into the 2021 derailment of a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority train in Arlington, Virginia.

USDOT’s Federal Railroad Administration Announces New Safety Initiative with a Focus on Hazardous Materials FRA

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Administrator Amit Bose today announced a national initiative for focused inspections on routes that carry high-hazard flammable trains (HHFTs) and other trains carrying large volumes of hazmat commodities.

Pre-Solicitation Announcement for CCC Purchase of Canned and Dry Edible Beans

Pre-Solicitation Announcement for CCC Purchase of Canned and Dry Edible Beans

USDA to Host Educational Events at USDA Cattle and Carcass Training Centers and Introduces New Center

USDA to Host Educational Events at USDA Cattle and Carcass Training Centers and Introduces New Center

Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee Meeting

Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee Meeting

Drone Pilots: Mark Your Calendars

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is inviting the drone community to be part of its 2023 Drone Safety Day on Saturday, April 29

Three Plead Guilty to Healthcare Fraud in Schemes That Totaled $6.5 Million Dollars in Fraudulent Claims

A Chicago-area physical therapist, health care professional, and a personal trainer have pleaded guilty to one count of healthcare fraud each for scheming to defraud private insurers for payment of physical therapy and other services that were never rendered.

Former Advanced Practice Nurse Admits Role in Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

A former Pennsville, New Jersey, advanced practice nurse today admitted defrauding New Jersey state and local health benefits programs and other insurers by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced.

Hyde Park Man Pleads Guilty to COVIDRelief and Federal Assistance Benefit Fraud

A Hyde Park man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to using a stolen identity to fraudulently obtain pandemic relief funds and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, previously known as Food Stamps.

Federal court forbids Putnam County home care business from intimidating workers, obstructing US Department of Labor wage investigation

A federal court has ordered a Brewster home care provider to stop retaliating against employees in an effort to obstruct a U.S. Department of Labor investigation into the employers’ pay practices.

US Department of Labor to host one-day online educational seminar for agriculture industry employers, workers, other stakeholders

US Department of Labor to host one-day online educational seminar for agriculture industry employers, workers, other stakeholders

US Department of Labor effort to improve compliance, awareness in Southeast agricultural industry, protect vulnerable farmworkers continues

With a nearly $1 million annual increase in back wages recovered in the Southeast for agricultural industry workers in calendar year 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is continuing its multi-year initiative to educate industry employers about compliance, and workers about their legal protections under federal law.

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services announce new efforts to combat exploitative child labor

Since 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor has seen a 69 percent increase in children being employed illegally by companies. In the last fiscal year, the department found 835 companies it investigated had employed more than 3,800 children in violation of labor laws.

Federal court sentences medical clinics’ co-founder to time served of 14 months in prison, orders $258K in restitution after Department of Labor fraud investigation

A federal court in Kentucky has sentenced the co-founder of several phony medical clinics in Louisville and Atlanta, who pleaded guilty to one felony count, after the U.S. Department of Labor found the operators collected $258,000 from 15 self-funded healthcare benefit programs for services they never provided.

US Department of Labor, McCarthy Building Companies sign alliance to target workplace hazards at St. Louis' BJC Campus renewal project

US Department of Labor, McCarthy Building Companies sign alliance to target workplace hazards at St. Louis' BJC Campus renewal project

New Hampshire roofing contractor faces $234K in penalties for exposing workers to fall hazards again, this time at two Granite State worksites

Federal workplace safety inspectors have again cited a Derry contractor for not protecting their employees against potentially lethal falls, this time at worksites in Merrimack and Salem.

Service Delays Publication of Final Revised Recovery Plan for the Red Wolf

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is delaying the publication of the final revised red wolf recovery plan.

Frecklebelly Madtom Final Listing, 4(d) Rule and Critical Habitat - Frequently Asked Questions

Frecklebelly Madtom Final Listing, 4(d) Rule and Critical Habitat - Frequently Asked Questions

Service Seeks Public Comment on Draft Recovery Plan for Oregon Spotted Frog

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has announced the availability of a draft recovery plan for the Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa) and a 60-day public comment period.