News published on Federal Newswire in March 2014

News from March 2014


Cleveland Man Charged With Failing To Register As Sex Offender

News Release: Charles McMillian, 46, of Cleveland, Ohio, was indicted today by a federal grand jury for failure to register and update registration as required under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON— Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson today hosted the Official Portrait Unveiling Ceremony in honor of former Secretary Michael Chertoff, who served as the nation’s second Secretary of Homeland Security from Feb. 15, 2005 – Jan. 21, 2009.


Agriculture Secretary Visits Chicago School to Help Increase Access to the Summer Meal Program in Illinois

News Release: Only 11% of Eligible Kids in Illinois Participate in Summer Meal Program; Illinois One of Six Target States Where USDA Hopes to Increase Participation CHICAGO, March 27, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited a Chicago school today to encourage more Chicago-area schools and community-based ...


News Release: Five men have been charged in the Eastern District of New York with conspiring to defraud the Newspaper and Mail Deliverers’ Union (NMDU) and Hudson News newsstands to obtain a union card and employment at Hudson News newsstands for the son of the alleged underboss of the Colombo family of La Cosa Nostra.


News Release: The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against Sairam Enterprises Inc. LLC alleging that it discriminated against Jeffrey Crockett and his family on the basis of disability in violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Sairam Enterprises owns and operates the Days Inn and Conference Center Tulsa, a hotel in Tulsa, Okla.


News Release: The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas announced today that a federal grand jury in Houston returned a six count indictment charging Dante Phearse, 33, with calling in bomb threats to two Houston synagogues, a municipal courthouse ...


Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Cowboy State Bank

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Cowboy State Bank, Ranchester, Wyoming Written Agreement dated May 6, 2010 Terminated March 20, 2014 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.


ETA News Release: Ohio receives $3.7M grant from US Labor Department to implement and promote its new short-time compensation layoff prevention program [03/27/2014]

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $3,714,908 to the state of Ohio to implement and promote the state's short-time compensation program, a layoff prevention program also known as "work-sharing." STC programs allow employers to reduce work hours for a group of employees ...


US Labor Department files suit to remove trustee of Queens, NY, 401(k) plan

News Release: Date of Action: March 25, 2014 Type of Action: Complaint Name(s) of Defendant: Edward J. Sajovic and the Edward J. Sajovic Design LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan Allegations: The plan was established in January 2011 to provide retirement benefits for employees of Edward J. Sajovic Design LLC, a company ...



EBSA News Release: US Department of Labor files suit, seeks independent fiduciary for abandoned employee benefit plan of defunct New York investment house  [03/27/2014]

News Release: NEW YORK — The U.S. Department of Labor has filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to seek the appointment of an independent fiduciary and trustee to administer an abandoned New York City pension benefit plan. The plan has $308,438 in assets and 26 participants.


OSHA News Release: US Department of Labor's OSHA forms alliance with Concerned Beauty Professionals to reduce chemical hazards in the beauty industry [03/27/2014]

News Release: ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has formed an alliance with the Georgia Concerned Beauty Professionals in Atlanta to provide hair salon owners and workers with information, guidance and training to protect employees from exposure to products that contain hazardous chemicals, such as formaldehyde.


MSHA News Release: MSHA announces results of February impact inspections [03/27/2014]

News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that federal inspectors issued 210 citations, eight orders and one safeguard during special impact inspections conducted at nine coal mines and three metal and nonmetal mines in February. A safeguard is written when an unsafe haulage or hoisting hazard is observed and is an immediate risk to a miner.


ETA News Release: Ohio receives $3.7M grant from US Labor Department to implement and promote its new short-time compensation layoff prevention program [03/27/2014]

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $3,714,908 to the state of Ohio to implement and promote the state's short-time compensation program, a layoff prevention program also known as "work-sharing." STC programs allow employers to reduce work hours for a group of employees ...


ETA Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

News Release: Note: Calendar Year (CY) 2014 Seasonal Factors and revised seasonal factors and historical series for CY 2009-2013 for both initial claims and continued claims will be made available April 3, 2014, with the release of the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Weekly Claims News Release.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on March 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.