News published on Federal Newswire in November 2014

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2014

News Release: 1125 Chapline Street, Federal Building, Suite 3000 ● Wheeling, WV 26003.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2014

News Release: Boise - Juan Pablo Villasenor-Villa, 28, a Mexican national, was convicted today following a one-week jury trial in federal court in Boise on five charges related to his operation of a marijuana grow operation in two locations in the Boise National Forest and his possession with intent to distribute...

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2014

News Release: The Justice Department today announced that Longview, Washington, landlords Linda and Bert Barber, and their management agent, Lori Thompson, have entered into a consent decree and have agreed pay $25,000 to resolve claims that they discriminated on the basis of disability by refusing to grant a reasonable accommodation to waive a $1,000 pet deposit for a tenant with mental disabilities who needed a dog as an emotional support animal.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2014

News Release: Irek Ilgiz Hamidullin made his first appearance today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on federal terrorism offenses arising from his alleged participation in an attack on U.S. troops and Afghan Border Police in the Khost Province of Afghanistan in November 2009.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2014

News Release: The following statement is attributable to Justice Department spokesman Brian Fallon regarding Attorney General Eric Holder’s visit to the Civil Rights Division’s Voting Section this election day: “This afternoon, Attorney General Holder visited the offices of the Civil Rights Division’s Voting Section, ...

By Fed Newswire | Nov 4, 2014

News Release: On Nov. 3, 2014, the Federal Reserve conducted a fixed-rate offering of term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility. The operation offered seven-day term deposits at an interest rate of 0.26000 percent. Following are the results of the operation: TDF Operation ID: F50 Total Amount Awarded: $262,101,500,000 ...

By Fed Newswire | Nov 4, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the approval of fee schedules, effective Jan. 2, 2015, for payment services the Federal Reserve Banks provide to depository institutions (priced services).

By Labor Gazette | Nov 4, 2014

News Release: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus cited for serious safety violation PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A "Hair Hang Act" performance during a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus show on May 4 in Providence took a disastrous turn when the apparatus the performers were hanging from suddenly fell to the ...

By Labor Gazette | Nov 4, 2014

News Release: LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Service and maintenance machine workers at Good Old Days Foods Inc. are being exposed to amputation and electric shock hazards due to a lack of machine guarding and lockout/tagout procedures. These violations, 14 in total, are being cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration, along with a $47,600 penalty.

By Labor Gazette | Nov 4, 2014

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A "Hair Hang Act" performance during a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus show on May 4 in Providence took a disastrous turn when the apparatus the performers were hanging from suddenly fell to the ground. An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety ...

By Labor Gazette | Nov 4, 2014

News Release: CONWAY, Ark. — For exposing workers to struck-by, amputation and electric shock hazards, custom design and packaging manufacturer AGE Industries Ltd. is being cited for 14 safety violations, with a proposed penalty of $78,500, by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. ...

By Labor Gazette | Nov 4, 2014

News Release: PARIS, Ill. — Workers were exposed to combustible cornstarch dust , dust particles in excess of permissible exposure limits and other hazards at Septimus Inc. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the company for 21 serious safety and health violations, carrying proposed penalties of $46,400. A complaint prompted the inspection at the facility, which processes cornstarch for use in laundry detergent and other products.

By Labor Gazette | Nov 4, 2014

News Release: PHILADELPHIA — Bricklayers were exposed to fall hazards as high as 30 feet above the ground while creating the exterior finish of new single-family dwellings at two work sites in Philadelphia, according to workplace safety and health citations issued against Vyacheslav Leshko, doing business as T and ...

By Labor Gazette | Nov 4, 2014

News Release: WATERSOUND, Fla. — Southern Wood Works LLC was cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for five safety violations following an August 2014 inspection at a Compass Point Way residence in Watersound. Citations were issued for failure to provide employees with ...

By Labor Gazette | Nov 4, 2014

News Release: PITTSBURGH — The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit to protect participants in the Wheeling Corrugating Company Retirement Security Plan and the Salaried Employees' Pension Plan of Severstal Wheeling Inc. The department seeks to correct fiduciary breaches by the plans' investment manager and plan administrator, which caused the plans to sustain losses and lost earnings in excess of $7 million.

By Commerce News Now | Nov 4, 2014

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

By Commerce News Now | Nov 4, 2014

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

By Commerce News Now | Nov 4, 2014

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

By Commerce News Now | Nov 4, 2014

The US Commerce Department published a nine page notice on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce News Now | Nov 4, 2014

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