News published on Federal Newswire in December 2015

News from December 2015


Translation firm owes interpreters $1.47M, US Labor Department finds

News Release: SAN JOSE, Calif. — A translation and interpretation company that provided services to the federal government and other clients violated federal labor laws and underpaid its nationwide corps of interpreters by $1.47 million in wages and benefits, the U.S. Department of Labor says.


Citgo to pay more than $460K in overtime back wages after US Labor Department investigation finds firm failed to record, pay for hours worked

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — After ending their 12-hour shifts, workers at Citgo's Corpus Christi refinery spent an average of 15 minutes briefing incoming workers on the next shift — time that was not compensated.


Area builder cited for dangerous fall hazards twice in a month

News Release: BATAVIA, Ill. — Twice in a month, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Batavia builder after an OSHA inspector saw employees working on a residential framing project without fall protection. The agency issued two willful and five serious safety citations to Don Bosco LLC on Dec. 17. Proposed penalties total $162,000.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a nine page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.