News from September 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2014
News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder released the following statement Wednesday on the departure, effective Sept. 15, of Associate Attorney General Tony West: “Since returning to the Justice Department in 2009, Tony West has been an indispensable member of the Department’s senior leadership team, an exemplary ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2014
News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder released the following statement Wednesday on the resignation of U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan for the Western District of Washington: "As United States Attorney for Western Washington, Jenny has served as a tireless advocate for the American people, for the citizens of Washington state, and for the cause of justice.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2014
News Release: Under a proposed settlement reached with the United States and the state of Indiana, the Atlantic Richfield Company and E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Co. (DuPont) will pay for an estimated $26 million cleanup of lead and arsenic contamination in parts of a residential neighborhood in East Chicago, Indiana, announced the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2014
News Release: A Colombian man extradited to the Eastern District of Virginia pleaded guilty today for his involvement in the kidnapping and murder of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent James Terry Watson in Bogotá, Colombia, on June 20, 2013. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Assistant Attorney General ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2014
News Release: Acting Assistant Attorney General Molly Moran for the Civil Rights Division and United States Attorney Bill Nettles announced today that Reginald Wayne Miller, of Marion, South Carolina, has entered a guilty plea in federal court in Florence to fraud in foreign labor contracting. Additionally, Miller ...

By Fed Newswire | Sep 3, 2014
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency finalized a rule on Wednesday to strengthen the liquidity positions of large financial institutions.

By Fed Newswire | Sep 3, 2014
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on Wednesday adopted a final rule modifying the definition of the denominator of the supplementary leverage ratio in a manner consistent with recent changes agreed to by the Basel Committee ...

By Fed Newswire | Sep 3, 2014
News Release: Five federal agencies are seeking comment on a proposed rule to establish margin requirements for swap dealers, major swap participants, security-based swap dealers, and major security-based swap participants as required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act).
![OSHA News Release: Heartland Workers Center establishes alliance with OSHA to educate immigrant workers on workplace safety and health [09/03/2014]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/0f/4f/11410093/webp_adobestock_301334866.webp)
By Labor Gazette | Sep 3, 2014
News Release: OMAHA, Neb. — An alliance is being formed between the Heartland Workers Center of Omaha and the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration to provide HWC staff, immigrant workers and others with education, guidance and access to training resources on protecting the health ...
![OSHA News Release: Georgia parts manufacturer fails to correct previously identified workplace hazards; more than $92K in penalties proposed [09/03/2014]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/d5/9d/11410078/webp_adobestock_78179275.webp)
By Labor Gazette | Sep 3, 2014
News Release: CONYERS, Ga. — Truss Components of Atlanta Inc. was cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration with one failure-to-abate, five repeat and two serious safety and health violations, following an inspection in February at the company's facility on Old Covington Highway. OSHA initiated the inspection as a follow up to a previous inspection conducted in November 2013. Proposed penalties total $92,851.
![OSHA News Release: B & T Underground fined $76,340 for exposing workers to trench cave-ins [09/03/2014]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/59/e5/11410056/webp_adobestock_220383845.webp)
By Labor Gazette | Sep 3, 2014
News Release: CHICAGO — B & T Underground Inc., based in North Riverside, exposed workers to cave-in hazards and has been cited for one willful, two serious and four repeat safety violations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA opened the inspection March 10, 2014, after observing employees working in an unprotected trench at a residential home under construction in Chicago. Proposed penalties total $76,340.

By Labor Gazette | Sep 3, 2014
News Release: Date of Action: Sept. 2, 2014 Type of Action: Consent Order and Judgment Names of Defendant: Dr. Anthony Alexander, Home Comp. Care Inc. Savings & Retirement Plan Allegations: The U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit on Jan. 27, 2014, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ...
By DOT News Wire | Sep 3, 2014
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 3, 2014
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 3, 2014
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 3, 2014
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 3, 2014
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 3, 2014
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 3, 2014
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 3, 2014
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Sept. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.