News from July 2012
By Commerce News Now | Jul 12, 2012
News Release: Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank Remarks at Innovation Panel at University of Colorado-Denver Medical Campus, Denver, Colorado Thank you, Executive Vice Chancellor Marks, Mayor Hancock, and Undersecretary Kappos. It’s great to be back in Denver.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 12, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced that OSHA and BP Products North America Inc. have resolved 409 of the 439 citations issued by the agency in October 2009 for willful violations of OSHA's process safety management standard at BP's refinery in Texas City, Texas. Under the agreement, BP will pay $13,027,000 in penalties, and already has abated or will abate all existing violations by the end of 2012.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 12, 2012
News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration has proposed $594,100 in fines to Manalapan Mining Co. Inc.'s P-1 Mine in Harlan County, Ky., for four violations. The proposed penalties were assessed as a result of an investigation into the June 2011 death of a miner who was fatally injured when a large section of rock fell from the underground coal mine's wall, or rib, and knocked him into a dolly.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 12, 2012
News Release: BOSTON – On behalf of its Mine Safety and Health Administration, the U.S. Department of Labor has filed complaints in U.S. district courts against mining companies in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire to collect $267,724 in unpaid civil penalties resulting from federal mine safety violations. The complaints also seek injunctions and cash performance bonds from each mine operator to guarantee that future penalties will be paid.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 12, 2012
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending July 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 350,000, a decrease of 26,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 376,000. The 4-week moving average was 376,500, a decrease of 9,750 from the previous week's revised average of 386,250.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 12, 2012
News Release: CHICAGO – To resolve a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor, a federal judge in Chicago has signed a consent order between the United Employee Benefit Fund in Northbrook and the secretary of labor to amend the United Employee Benefit Fund’s governing documents so that they comply with requirements ...
By Fed News Journal | Jul 12, 2012
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | Jul 12, 2012
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jul 12, 2012
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jul 12, 2012
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 12, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 12, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 12, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 12, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 12, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 12, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 12, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 12, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 12, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 12, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
