News from September 2011
By USDA Newswire | Sep 27, 2011
News Release: Washington - The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) has found Samuel S. Petro responsibly connected to Kalil Fresh Marketing Inc., d/b/a Houston’s Finest Produce Co. (Kalil) in Houston, Texas. Kalil failed to pay 55 sellers totaling $1,617,014.93 for 645 lots of produce. This is in violation of the PACA.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 27, 2011
News Release: BAYTOWN, Texas - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Duna USA Inc. for 29 serious and three other-than-serious violations, including exposing workers to hearing loss and flammable chemicals, among other hazards. Proposed penalties total $136,800 following a safety and health inspection initiated by OSHA's Houston South Area Office at the company's Baytown facility on Farm to Market 1405.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 27, 2011
News Release: WESTBURY, N.Y. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Wilbar International for 20 alleged violations of workplace safety standards after an employee's fingers were crushed while he was feeding material into a power press at the company's plant. The Hauppauge swimming pool manufacturer faces a total of $106,200 in proposed fines.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 27, 2011
News Release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have found that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), a tool used by the military, may be suitable for keeping an eye on changing land-use patterns across vast tracts of western rangeland.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Guidant LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Boston Scientific Corp. of Natick, Mass., has agreed to pay the United States $9.25 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations, the Justice Department announced today. The government alleges that the company inflated the cost of replacement ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Bloods gang member was sentenced today in Nashville, Tenn., to eight years in prison for participating in racketeering activity related to his membership in the Bloods criminal enterprise, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Jerry E. Martin for the Middle District of Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that the developer and designers of an apartment complex in Washington Township, Mich., have agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging that they violated the Fair Housing Act when they designed and constructed a 200 unit apartment complex with steps to the front door and other barriers that make it inaccessible to persons with disabilities.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 26, 2011
News Release: Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank Remarks at the 6th U.S.-China Aviation Summit, Washington, D.C.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 26, 2011
News Release: Blank also highlights key components of the American Jobs Act Remarks at the 6th U.S.-China Aviation Summit, Washington, D.C.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis and Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter today announced nearly $500 million in grants to community colleges around the country for targeted training and workforce development to help economically dislocated workers who are changing careers. The grants ...
By Labor Gazette | Sep 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $10 million National Emergency Grant to assist Pennsylvania with recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Irene.
By DOE Gazette | Sep 26, 2011
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | Sep 26, 2011
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | Sep 26, 2011
The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 26, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 26, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 26, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 26, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 26, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 26, 2011
The US Commerce Department published a three page proposed rule on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
