News published on Federal Newswire in February 2012

News from February 2012


News Release: WASHINGTON – Seven people have been arrested on charges of trafficking in endangered black rhinoceros horn over the past week in Los Angeles, Newark, N.J., and New York, the Department of Justice and Department of the Interior today announced. Special agents of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – Albert “Jack” Stanley, a former chairman and chief executive officer of Kellogg, Brown & Root Inc. (KBR), was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by participating in a decade-long scheme to bribe Nigerian government officials ...


Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Commerce Bancshares

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (PDF), Edina, Minnesota Written Agreement dated Feb. 17, 2012 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.


News Release: Commerce Secretary John Bryson Remarks at White House Event on Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights Thank you, Gene Sperling. And thanks to everyone for being here today. I know we have a broad representation of privacy experts, consumer groups, Internet companies and others here today.


US Department of Labor sues South Florida farmer and labor contractors; seeks back wages, liquidated damages, fines and permanent injunction

News Release: Labor Department alleges federal labor law violations during 2011 green bean harvest in Miami-Dade County MIAMI — The U.S. Department of Labor is suing farm labor contractors and a South Florida farmer over alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker ...


US Labor Department, Louisiana Workforce Commission sign agreement to reduce misclassification of employees as independent contractors

News Release: WASHINGTON — Nancy J. Leppink, deputy administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division, and Louisiana Workforce Commission Executive Director Curt Eysink signed a memorandum of understanding Feb. 23 regarding the improper classification of employees as independent contractors. This partnership is the 13th of its kind for the U.S. Department of Labor.


ETA Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims    Report

News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Feb. 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 351,000, unchanged from the previous week's revised figure of 351,000. The 4-week moving average was 359,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week's revised average of 366,000.


Department of Labor provides $477,000 grant increment to continue assisting Minnesota with recovery from flooding in southeastern counties

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded a $477,065 National Emergency Grant increment to continue temporary employment of eligible dislocated workers to assist with ongoing cleanup and recovery efforts after the severe storms and floods that hit southeastern Minnesota between Sept. 22 and Oct. 14, 2010.


US Labor Department hosts Spanish-language health benefits webinar Feb. 29

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration today announced its first Spanish-language health benefits webinar to take place Wednesday, Feb. 29 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. EST. The event is free and being co-sponsored by Families USA. Participants can register online.


US Labor Department concludes settlement restoring $32 million to Tribune Co. employee stock ownership plan

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration has announced that the Tribune Co., GreatBanc Trust Co. and various insurance carriers have completed funding of a global settlement in the amount of $32 million to be allocated among the Tribune Employee Stock Ownership ...


Defunct West Chester, Pa., company and owner ordered to restore more than $661,000 in retirement plan assets following US Labor Department lawsuit

News Release: WEST CHESTER, Pa. ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a summary judgment ordering Compass Capital Partners Ltd. and owner Harris M. DeWese to restore $661,206 to the defunct West Chester company’s retirement plan. The judgment resolves a lawsuit filed by the department in August 2011 that alleged violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.


The US Energy Department published a two page rule on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page rule on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.