News from January 2009
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Roy M. Belfast Jr. was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga today to 97 years in prison for crimes related to the torture of people in Liberia between April 1999 and July 2003, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney R. Alexander Acosta for the Southern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice today filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in New Mexico against Luna Community College, alleging discrimination against former employee Charlene Ortiz-Cordova in the form of sexual harassment by a supervisor that resulted in a hostile work environment.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Lloyds TSB Bank plc (Lloyds), a United Kingdom corporation headquartered in London, has agreed to forfeit $350 million to the United States and to the New York County District Attorney’s Office in connection with violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Acting ...
By Fed Newswire | Jan 9, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced preliminary results that indicate the Reserve Banks recorded payments and provisions for the transfer of approximately $34.9 billion of their estimated 2008 net income of $38.8 billion to the U.S. Treasury, which is comparable to the 2007 results. Under the ...
By Commerce News Now | Jan 9, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez today released the following statement on the December Employment Report, which showed that the unemployment rate is 7.2 percent: “This is a very challenging time for our economy. Today’s report shows that unfortunately more Americans are out ...
By Labor Gazette | Jan 9, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today published in the Federal Register final changes to its Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) that, among other enhancements, allow participation by companies with mobile workforces.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 9, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao issued the following statement on the December 2008 employment situation report released today: "The Department of Labor has many resources to help America's workers cope with the current economic challenges that today's report described. We are working ...
By Labor Gazette | Jan 9, 2009
News Release: Agency also makes available business case on value of employees with disabilities WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) today released findings of the most extensive survey in history of employers' actions and attitudes toward employing people with disabilities. The report is available at www.dol.gov/odep.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 9, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) today announced its criminal enforcement data for December 2008. During the month, OLMS obtained six convictions and nine indictments, and payments or orders of restitution totaled more than $57,700. The office's ...
By Labor Gazette | Jan 9, 2009
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia Corp., doing business as Sandia National Laboratory in Albuquerque, has agreed to pay $2,077,248 in overtime back wages to 2,657 research employees after a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation found violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By DOT News Wire | Jan 9, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 9, 2009
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 9, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jan 9, 2009
The US State Department published a one page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 9, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 9, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jan 9, 2009
The US State Department published a two page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 9, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 9, 2009
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 9, 2009
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
