News from April 2012
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2012
News Release: Former Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s sergeant, Althea Mallisham, 52, has been sentenced to 61 months in prison for civil rights convictions for wrongfully using a Taser against three detainees during separate incidents over a four month period in 2008.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2012
News Release: Billie Ray Pratt, age 24, of Halethorpe, Md., pleaded guilty today to his involvement in hanging a raccoon on the porch of a family from Africa.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2012
News Release: The Attorney General made the following statement today on the Senate’s approval of the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA): “No one should suffer from domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence or stalking, which is why I applaud the passage of the bill to reauthorize the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Integrated Production Services Inc. (IPS), a Houston-based natural gas and oil drilling contractor, was sentenced today in federal court in Muskogee, Okla., to pay a criminal fine of $140,000 for violations of the Clean Water Act at its hydraulic fracturing operation in Atoka County, Okla., the Justice Department announced.
By Fed Newswire | Apr 26, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board, along with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, will sponsor a nationwide conference next week to explore ways to encourage economic growth in Native American communities.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today issued the following statement regarding the withdrawal of a proposed rule dealing with children who work in agricultural vocations: "The Obama administration is firmly committed to promoting family farmers and respecting the rural way of life, especially ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 26, 2012
News Release: SHAKOPEE, Minn. — Judge Susan Richard Nelson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota has entered a consent judgment against Hawkins Tree and Landscaping Inc., a Shakopee company, and its owners, Michael Hawkins and Dawn Hawkins, individually. The judgment orders payment of back wages ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 26, 2012
News Release: LOS ANGELES Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced a new campaign led by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent deadly falls in the construction industry. The awareness campaign will provide employers and workers with life-saving information ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON — Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy Kathleen Martinez and National Industry Liaison Group Chair Valerie J. Vickers have signed an alliance agreement to promote the hiring of individuals with disabilities by the federal contractor community.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 26, 2012
News Release: Phase-out of CSE SR-100 breathing devices in underground mines to begin immediately ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that mine operators must immediately begin phasing out the use of SR-100 self-contained self-rescuers manufactured ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 26, 2012
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 388,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 389,000. The 4-week moving average was 381,750, an increase of 6,250 from the previous week's revised average of 375,500.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 26, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an $859,793 National Emergency Grant to assist with clean-up and recovery efforts following severe storms that struck Kentucky on Feb. 29 and continued through March 3.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 26, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 26, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Apr 26, 2012
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Apr 26, 2012
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 26, 2012
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Apr 26, 2012
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Apr 26, 2012
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 26, 2012
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
