News from August 2011
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder released the following statement regarding a lawsuit filed today by the State of Arizona challenging the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act of 1965: “The Voting Rights Act plays a vital role in our society by ensuring that every American has the right ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Karl Herrington, of Parma, Mich., was convicted of two counts of corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the administration of the Internal Revenue laws, four counts of filing false tax forms with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and one count of being a felon in possession of six different ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Detroit-area occupational therapist pleaded guilty today for her participation in a Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS).
By Fed Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: The credit quality of large loan commitments owned by U.S. banking organizations, foreign banking organizations (FBOs), and nonbanks improved in 2011 for the second consecutive year, according to the Shared National Credits (SNC) Review for 2011. A loan commitment is the obligation of a lender to make loans or issue letters of credit pursuant to a formal loan agreement.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions: Texas Bancshares, Inc. (PDF), Snyder, Texas Written Agreement dated Aug. 17, 2011 Flagship Financial Group, Inc. (PDF), Eden Prairie, Minnesota Written Agreement dated Aug. 19, 2011 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank Remarks at SelectUSA Event, Warren, Ohio Good afternoon. I want to thank Thomas Steel Strip and the Tata Steel Europe Group for having us here today.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank traveled to Warren, Ohio, today to tour Thomas Steel Strip Corporation, a member of the Tata Steel Europe Group and a manufacturer of cold-rolled strips usually used as steel casings for batteries. Thomas Steel employs more than 250 people.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: Omaha, Neb.-based company ordered to pay more than $615,000 to 3 employees terminated, suspended for reporting safety issues and injuries OMAHA, Neb. – The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered Union Pacific Railroad Co., headquartered in Omaha, to pay a total of $400,000 in punitive damages, $90,315 ...
By Labor Gazette | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today released the following statement to commemorate Women's Equality Day: "It has been a long journey, but each day brings America closer to the kind of true equality that our heroines like Susan B. Anthony and Alice Paul imagined for us when they led the fight for women's suffrage generations ago.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Preliminary results from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries released today show little change in the number of workplace fatalities in 2010 compared with 2009. Last year, 4,547 workers died from work-related injuries, down from a final count of ...
By Labor Gazette | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: Special Factor: As a result of a labor dispute between Communications Workers of America and Verizon Communications, at least 12,500 initial claims were filed in the week ending 8/13/2011 and at least 8,500 initial claims were filed in the week ending 8/20/2011.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Aug 25, 2011
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Aug 25, 2011
The US State Department published a one page notice on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Aug 25, 2011
The US State Department published a two page notice on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Aug 25, 2011
The US State Department published a one page notice on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 25, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
