News from November 2012
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2012
News Release: The Technological Research and Development Authority (TRDA) has agreed to pay $15 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act in connection with grants from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Economic Development Administration (EDA) of the Department ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2012
News Release: The Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) announced today a comprehensive Clean Water Act settlement with the city of Jackson, Miss. Jackson has agreed to make improvements to its sewer systems to eliminate ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2012
News Release: Harmony Care Hospice Inc. (Harmony) and Harmony owner and chief executive officer Daniel J. Burton have agreed to pay the United States $1,286,999.32 to settle allegations that the South Carolina-based company submitted false claims to Medicare for patients under care at its hospice facilities, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON –A registered nurse pleaded guilty today and a former program coordinator pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving defunct health provider Health Care Solutions Network Inc. (HCSN), announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A former executive of Lender Processing Services Inc. (LPS) – a publicly traded company based in Jacksonville, Fla. – pleaded guilty today, admitting her participation in a six-year scheme to prepare and file more than 1 million fraudulently signed and notarized mortgage-related documents with property recorders’ offices throughout the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2012
News Release: Louisiana Generating, an electric generating company owned by NRG Energy Inc., has agreed to a settlement at its Big Cajun II coal-fired power plant in New Roads, La., which will result in the elimination of over 27,300 tons of harmful emissions per year, the Department of Justice and U.S. Environmental ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2012
News Release: The Justice Department announced that it has filed a joint motion with the state of Arkansas to dismiss the settlement in United States v. Arkansas, a case involving conditions at the Arkansas Juvenile Assessment and Treatment Center in Alexander, Ark. The state has fully complied with the settlement, ...
By Fed Newswire | Nov 20, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board (Board) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced increases in the dollar thresholds in Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) and Regulation M (Consumer Leasing) for exempt consumer credit and lease transactions. These increases are consistent with the Dodd-Frank ...
By Fed Newswire | Nov 20, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes of its discount rate meetings for September 24 and Oct. 22, 2012.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 20, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement regarding the Transgender Day of Remembrance, memorializing transgender Americans who have lost their lives as a result of violence: "The Transgender Day of Remembrance will be commemorated in cities and countries around the world today, reflecting on those who have died as a result of fear, hate and transphobia.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 20, 2012
News Release: Washington – The Obama administration moved forward today to implement provisions in the health care law that would make it illegal for insurance companies to discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions. The provisions of the Affordable Care Act also would make it easier for consumers to compare health plans, and employers to promote and encourage employee wellness.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 20, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employee Benefits Security, Phyllis C. Borzi, today provided the following information about compliance with employee benefit plan rules for those adversely impacted by Hurricane Sandy: The U.S. Department of Labor understands that, as the practical and ...
By Labor Gazette | Nov 20, 2012
News Release: Fuquay-Varina, N.C. — RJ Concrete Inc. of Fuquay-Varina has agreed to pay 12 current and former employees $37,783 in back wages following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division that identified violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act's overtime and record-keeping provisions. RJ Concrete is a contractor engaged in the construction of residential basements.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 20, 2012
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. — Dos Taquitos Mexican Restaurant in Raleigh has agreed to pay 26 employees $48,125 in back wages following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division that found violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act's minimum wage, overtime, child labor and record-keeping provisions.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 20, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Nov 20, 2012
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Nov 20, 2012
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Nov 20, 2012
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | Nov 20, 2012
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Nov 20, 2012
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
