News published on Federal Newswire in September 2014

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2014

News Release: Calling prescription drug addiction an “urgent and growing threat” to our nation’s public health, Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday announced a new Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) regulation that would allow pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, and other authorized collectors to serve as authorized ...

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2014

News Release: The United States has filed two complaints under the False Claims Act against Michigan neurosurgeon Dr. Aria Sabit, spinal implant company Reliance Medical Systems, two Reliance distributorships—Apex Medical Technologies and Kronos Spinal Technologies—and the companies’ owners, Brett Berry, John Hoffman ...

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2014

News Release: A Corona, California, man was sentenced today to serve six years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release in connection with a fraudulent advance fee scheme and tax evasion. Shannon Johnson, 51, formerly of Laytonsville, Maryland, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Deborah ...

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2014

News Release: Earlier today, Associate Attorney General Tony West, Assistant Attorney General Stuart F. Delery for the Civil Division and members of the Department’s Elder Justice Initiative met with stakeholders in the field of elder abuse and financial exploitation to launch the Elder Justice website in an effort to further prevent and combat elder abuse and financial exploitation.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2014

News Release: John Francis Mills, 64, the owner of more than a dozen properties in Malone, New York, and Terrance Allen, 57, the maintenance manager of Mills’ properties, were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Thomas J. McAvoy to serve 21 months each in prison for conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act standards ...

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2014

News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it has entered into a settlement agreement with the School District of Philadelphia that resolves a religious accommodations lawsuit filed in March 2014. In its lawsuit, the United States alleged that the school district violated Title VII of the Civil Rights ...

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2014

News Release: The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against the Kent State University, the Kent State University Board of Trustees and university officials for violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against students with disabilities in student housing.

By Fed Newswire | Sep 8, 2014

News Release: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today requested comment on proposed revisions to the "Interagency Questions and Answers Regarding Community Reinvestment." The Questions and Answers provide additional guidance to financial institutions and the public on the agencies' regulations that implement the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA).

By Labor Gazette | Sep 8, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today awarded $10,687,000 through the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program to 78 nonprofit organizations, including community- and faith-based groups, employer associations, labor unions, joint labor-management ...

By Labor Gazette | Sep 8, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today awarded $10,687,000 through the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program to 78 nonprofit organizations, including community- and faith-based groups, employer associations, labor unions, joint labor-management ...

By Labor Gazette | Sep 8, 2014

News Release: SAGINAW, Mich. — Aleda E. Lutz Veterans Administration Medical Center employees in Saginaw were exposed to asbestos , bloodborne pathogens and unsafe operation of powered industrial vehicles , a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection found. OSHA issued six notices of unsafe or unhealthful working conditions following the March 2014 inspection initiated as part of OSHA's Federal Agency Local Emphasis Program.

By Labor Gazette | Sep 8, 2014

News Release: SAN ANTONIO — Roma Construction Inc., a stucco plastering subcontractor of Monticello Homes, is being cited for five repeat and seven serious violations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The company exposed workers to falls hazards of up to 20 feet as a result of improper scaffolding at the Hastings Ridge at Kinder Ranch residential development. The proposed penalty is $79,200.

By Labor Gazette | Sep 8, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — An open meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, also known as the ERISA Advisory Council , will take place Monday, Sept. 29, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT. The council will discuss reports and recommendations on the issues of pharmacy benefit manager compensation ...

By Commerce News Now | Sep 8, 2014

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce News Now | Sep 8, 2014

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce News Now | Sep 8, 2014

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce News Now | Sep 8, 2014

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOE Gazette | Sep 8, 2014

The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce News Now | Sep 8, 2014

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOE Gazette | Sep 8, 2014

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.