News from May 2012
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) Working Group announced new resources today in the ongoing effort to investigate misconduct, including the launch of a RMBS website to report fraud and the creation of a coordination team to facilitate the various investigations underway around the country.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2012
News Release: The Justice Department released two technical assistance documents today regarding the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to swimming pools. The documents can be found at www.ada.gov//qa_existingpools_titleIII.htm and www.ada.gov/pools_2010.htm.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal judge in Washington has ruled that automobile dealers who engage in certain three-party financing transactions must disclose certain information to consumers who take out car loans if they are offered less favorable terms, such as a higher interest rate, than the most favorable ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2012
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it entered into a settlement agreement with the Lincoln Parish School Board in Louisiana to ensure the school district reaches full compliance with its longstanding desegregation obligations. The agreement was approved by a judge today and is in the form of a consent order.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – An Atwater, Calif., woman was charged today in a one-count indictment filed in the Eastern District of California for impersonation of an officer or an employee of the United States, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. The indictment charges Susan Tomsha-Miguel, 51. An initial appearance and arraignment are scheduled for tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. before Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Beck.
By Fed Newswire | May 24, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday released action plans for Citigroup and HSBC Finance Corporation to correct deficiencies in residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing. It also released the engagement letter between Ally Financial Inc. and the independent consultant retained by Ally to review foreclosures that were in process in 2009 and 2010.
By Labor Gazette | May 24, 2012
News Release: 3 new members appointed and 5 members re-appointed WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health June 19-20 in Washington. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis has announced the appointment of three new committee members and the re-appointment of five members.
By Labor Gazette | May 24, 2012
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued 30 notices of unsafe and unhealthful working conditions for violations found during inspections of four U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities. OSHA began the inspections during November 2011 at the VA hospital in Mather and at outpatient clinics in Martinez, Fairfield and Oakland. All are part of the VA's Northern California Health Care System.
By Labor Gazette | May 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement regarding the selection of Samuel Luna as a "Champion of Change": "Today, the White House Office of Public Engagement will name Vietnam veteran Samuel Luna one of its 'Champions of Change,' a program created as a part ...
By Labor Gazette | May 24, 2012
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending May 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 370,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 372,000. The 4-week moving average was 370,000, a decrease of 5,500 from the previous week's revised average of 375,500.
By Labor Gazette | May 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of $35 million in funds to develop, enhance and promote Self-Employment Assistance programs in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In addition, guidance released today clarifies that states may enroll participants who are currently receiving or eligible for federally funded Emergency Unemployment Compensation and Extended Benefits.
By Labor Gazette | May 24, 2012
News Release: WEEHAWKEN, N.J. ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a court order appointing an independent fiduciary to manage the abandoned 401(k) plan of Worldwide Trade Resources Inc., formerly located in Weehawken. As of Jan. 31, 2011, the latest information available, the plan had 52 participants and assets totaling approximately $2.2 million.
By DOT News Wire | May 24, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 24, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 24, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on May 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 24, 2012
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | May 24, 2012
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on May 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | May 24, 2012
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 24, 2012
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | May 24, 2012
The US State Department published a two page notice on May 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
