News from April 2009
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today announced a settlement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with the city of Philadelphia to greatly improve accessibility for individuals with mobility disabilities at the city’s 1,200 polling places. Today’s settlement is the first settlement by the Justice Department with a city focused solely on accessible polling places.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON—Texas Oil and Gathering Inc., its owner John Kessel and its operations manager Edgar Pettijohn pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Houston to criminal violations related to the disposal of refinery wastes at an underground injection well in violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Justice Department announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal court has permanently barred Donald Morris of Bloomfield, Conn., from preparing federal income tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. Morris consented to the permanent injunction order, which was entered by U.S. District Court Judge Jane C. Hall in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Virginia man pleaded guilty today to selling counterfeit computer software on eBay in violation of criminal copyright infringement laws, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Rita M. Glavin of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Jeffrey A. Taylor for the District of Columbia. According to court documents, the retail value of the software illegally sold was approximately $1 million.
By Fed Newswire | Apr 16, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among Beverly Hills Bancorp Inc., WFC Inc., and Wilshire Acquisitions Corporation, all of Calabasas, California, registered bank holding companies, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and the State of California Department of Financial Institutions.
By Fed Newswire | Apr 16, 2009
News Release: Carrying a credit card balance is costly--particularly for consumers who make only the minimum monthly payment. The Federal Reserve Board's online Credit Card Repayment Calculator will allow consumers to estimate how long it will take to pay their credit card bills under different payment scenarios.
By Fed Newswire | Apr 16, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the availability of a new video, "Lessons from a Storm," that tells the stories of families who, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, learned about the benefits of maintaining a bank account that allows for the direct deposit of payments and benefits.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 16, 2009
News Release: Good afternoon, everyone. I’m Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke. Thank you for having us at ABB, where we’re seeing some of the first signs of what the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will mean to our nation.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 16, 2009
News Release: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 610,000, a decrease of 53,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 663,000. The 4-week moving average was 651,000, a decrease of 8,500 from the previous week's revised average of 659,500.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 16, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $1,680,000 grant to create approximately 140 temporary jobs in Minnesota related to the Red River flood cleanup and recovery effort.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 16, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $271,075 grant to assist approximately 75 workers affected by the closure of GE Lighting located in Willoughby, Ohio.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 16, 2009
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO In the latest of a series of court actions pursued by the U.S. Department of Labor, a federal judge has ordered a Southern California cleaning service and its owners to pay $227,791 in post-judgment interest plus $2,400 in daily fines for failing to follow a 2007 order to pay nearly $3.5 million in back wages plus more than $1 million in liquidated damages to 385 workers.
By State News Post | Apr 16, 2009
The US State Department published a one page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Apr 16, 2009
The US State Department published a nine page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Apr 16, 2009
The US State Department published a seven page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Apr 16, 2009
The US State Department published an eight page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Apr 16, 2009
The US State Department published a two page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Apr 16, 2009
The US State Department published a nine page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Apr 16, 2009
The US State Department published a seven page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 16, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
