News published on Federal Newswire in September 2014

By USDA Newswire | Sep 25, 2014

News Release: The United States is a founding member of the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture. As part of its commitment to promoting climate smart agriculture around the world, the U.S. government supports the following initiatives: * In the United States, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) manages seven "Climate Hubs" around the country to deliver information to farmers, ranchers and forest landowners to help them adapt to climate change and weather variability.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2014

News Release: The Department of Justice today filed a statement of interest with the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Albany County in Hurrell-Harring v. State of New York. In this class action litigation, the plaintiffs allege that, due to systemic failures in four New York counties, indigent criminal defendants ...

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2014

News Release: A New Orleans grand jury today indicted seven defendants for their roles in a $56 million Medicare fraud scheme that operated in New Orleans and surrounding communities. Thirteen defendants have now been charged in this case, three of whom pleaded guilty to their conduct yesterday. Assistant Attorney ...

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2014

News Release: STATEMENT FROM ETHEL KENNEDY REGARDING ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER “Eric Holder has vigilantly defended an ideal Bobby strongly believed -- that the Justice Department must deliver justice for all Americans. Especially our most vulnerable, who live in the very communities where justice can be hardest ...

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2014

News Release: The owner of a home health services company was sentenced to serve five years in prison for his leading role in a conspiracy to structure over $1.8 million in bank withdrawals to conceal a $4.5 million healthcare fraud scheme.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2014

News Release: The Justice Department today announced that it has reached an agreement with the city of North Las Vegas under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The agreement, filed as a consent decree along with a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, resolves allegations that the ...

By Fed Newswire | Sep 25, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: West Pointe Bancshares, Inc., Oshkosh, Wisconsin Written Agreement issued July 15, 2011 Terminated Sept. 23, 2014 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.

By Labor Gazette | Sep 25, 2014

News Release: BLAINE, Kan. — Following the death of two workers from the collapse of a cell tower they were dismantling March 25, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Wireless Horizon Inc. for two willful and four serious safety violations. OSHA placed the company ...

By Labor Gazette | Sep 25, 2014

News Release: CHICAGO — The agriculture sector accounted for 479 deaths in 2013. With a fatality rate of 22.2 for every 100,000 full-time workers, agriculture recorded the highest fatality rate of any industry sector. Additionally, more than 49,000 injuries were recorded in 2012, the last year for which statistics were available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Agriculture employs more than 2 million people in the United States.

By Labor Gazette | Sep 25, 2014

News Release: WICHITA, Kan. — Stericycle Inc. has been found in violation of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. An investigation found the company wrongfully terminated a transportation supervisor at its Wichita terminal because the worker raised safety concerns after a driver was instructed to pull a trailer without a valid license plate.

By Labor Gazette | Sep 25, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about Eric Holder's announcement of his resignation as Attorney General of the United States: "Eric Holder is a man of extraordinary conscience and competence. It was a unique honor to serve with him at the Justice Department, and I am enormously grateful for his unwavering commitment to the cause of civil rights and to reinvigorating the Civil Rights Division in particular.

By Labor Gazette | Sep 25, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration put Star Mine Operations LLC's Revenue Mine in Ouray County, Colorado, on notice today of a pattern of violations of mandatory health or safety standards under Section 104(e) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. Revenue is an underground silver ore operation.

By Labor Gazette | Sep 25, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today awarded $1 million through its Brookwood-Sago grants program to seven organizations that provide education and training within the mining industry. The funding will be used to develop and implement training and related materials for mine emergency preparedness, as well as for the prevention of accidents in all underground mines.

By Labor Gazette | Sep 25, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced $14,837,785 in grants to six states to improve employment opportunities for adults and youth with disabilities. The grants to California, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota and South Dakota are being awarded as part of the Disability Employment Initiative , funded by the department's Employment and Training Administration and Office of Disability Employment Policy.

By Labor Gazette | Sep 25, 2014

News Release: Date of Action: Sept. 22, 2014 Type of Action: Consent Judgment Name(s) of Defendant(s): Nohl Crest Homes Corp., Kenneth R. Emery, Peter G. Tibma, and Nohl Crest Homes Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Jose Fernandez, Third Party Defendant Allegations: The complaint filed by the U.S. Department ...

By Interior Newswire | Sep 25, 2014

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Interior Newswire | Sep 25, 2014

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOJ Gazette | Sep 25, 2014

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Labor Gazette | Sep 25, 2014

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Labor Gazette | Sep 25, 2014

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.