News published on Federal Newswire in September 2012

News from September 2012


News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) sent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Doug Shulman a letter demanding answers on a report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) revealing the IRS may be blatantly ignoring...


News Release: The Justice Department announced that it has reached an agreement with U.S. Virgin Islands officials to help ensure that military service members, their family members and U.S. citizens living overseas have the opportunity to participate fully in the territory’s Sept. 8, 2012 primary election and the Nov. 6, 2012, general election.


News Release: WASHINGTON — 3M Co. abandoned its plan to acquire Avery Dennison Corp.’s Office and Consumer Products Group, its closest competitor in the sale of adhesive-backed labels and sticky notes, after the Department of Justice informed the companies that it would file a civil antitrust lawsuit to block the ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – A Dominican national pleaded guilty today in connection with his leading role in trafficking the identities of Puerto Rican U.S. citizens and corresponding identity documents. The guilty plea was announced by Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal ...


Nebraska auction company assessed more than $46,000 in penalties for child labor violations after underage worker suffers serious injury while herding cattle

News Release: VALENTINE, Neb. — The U.S. Department of Labor has assessed a total of $46,602 in civil money penalties against Valentine Livestock Auction Co. in Nebraska after a 15-year-old employee was crushed against a metal gate by a stampeding calf while herding cattle in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act's child labor provisions.


US Department of Labors OSHA cites Logan Machine Co. for 16 violations after investigating complaint of hazards at Akron, Ohio, machine shop

News Release: AKRON, Ohio – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Logan Machine Co. with 16 safety and health violations following a March inspection that was initiated upon receiving a complaint that alleged hazards. Proposed penalties total $66,600.


Brunswick Corp., Lund Boat Co. will pay $295,000 in back wages and interest to 185 women to settle allegations of sex discrimination at Minnesota plant

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has reached an agreement with federal contractor Lund Boat Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Brunswick Corp., that settles allegations of hiring discrimination. In a consent judgment approved by the department's ...


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Sept. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Sept. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.