News from January 2015

By Fed Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced its approval of the application under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act by Hillister Enterprises, II, Inc., Umphrey II Family Limited Partnership, both of Beaumont, Texas, and CBFH, Inc., Orange, Texas, to acquire MC Bancshares, Inc. and thereby indirectly acquire its subsidiary, Memorial City Bank, both of Houston, Texas.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: On Dec. 17, 2014 the President announced a set of diplomatic and economic changes to chart a new course in U.S. relations with Cuba and to further engage and empower the Cuban people. The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Commerce today are announcing the forthcoming publication ...
By Commerce News Now | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: Las modificaciones implementan cambios que el Presidente anunció el 17 de diciembre relacionados con la reducción de sanciones a Cuba El 17 de diciembre, 2014 el Presidente anunció un conjunto de cambios diplomáticos y económicos para trazar un nuevo curso en las relaciones entre Estados Unidos y Cuba, ...
By Commerce News Now | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today issued a statement on new regulations published by the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) that change U.S. export policy on Cuba.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: La secretaria de Comercio de Estados Unidos Penny Pritzker hoy dio a conocer declaraciones sobre nuevas normas publicadas por la Oficina de Industria y Seguridad (Bureau of Industry and Security o BIS) del Departamento de Comercio de Estados Unidos, que cambian la política de Estados Unidos con respecto a exportaciones a Cuba.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: On Dec. 17, 2014 the President announced a set of diplomatic and economic changes to chart a new course in U.S. relations with Cuba and to further engage and empower the Cuban people. The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Commerce today are announcing the forthcoming publication ...
By Commerce News Now | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: El 17 de diciembre, 2014 el Presidente anunció un conjunto de cambios diplomáticos y económicos para trazar un nuevo curso en las relaciones entre Estados Unidos y Cuba, a fin de interaccionar más y empoderar al pueblo cubano. El Departamento del Tesoro y el Departamento de Comercio de Estados Unidos ...
By Commerce News Now | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today issued a statement on new regulations published by the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) that change U.S. export policy on Cuba.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: La secretaria de Comercio de Estados Unidos Penny Pritzker hoy dio a conocer declaraciones sobre nuevas normas publicadas por la Oficina de Industria y Seguridad (Bureau of Industry and Security o BIS) del Departamento de Comercio de Estados Unidos, que cambian la política de Estados Unidos con respecto a exportaciones a Cuba.
![OSHA News Release: MCM Precision Castings exposes workers to dangerous noise levels, silica dust at foundry [01/15/2015]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/ab/a3/11410058/webp_adobestock_174471984.webp)
By Labor Gazette | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: WESTON, Ohio — While operating an industrial machine, a worker at MCM Precision Castings Inc. was exposed to noise levels that averaged 97 decibels, equal to the noise of a jackhammer, over his eight-hour shift. MCM Precision Castings Inc. employees were also exposed to dangerously high noise levels and crystalline silica dust , a cause of chronic lung disease, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found.
![OSHA News Release: Northern Excavating Co. exposes workers to trench cave-ins for 8th time [01/15/2015]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/69/b2/11410071/webp_adobestock_293176705.webp)
By Labor Gazette | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: ROSS, N.D. For the eighth time, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Northern Excavating Co. for allowing its employees to work at great risk in trenches without cave-in protection and a safe means to exit the trench.
![OSHA News Release: Litchfield County, Connecticut, manufacturer exposes employees to dangerous respiratory, chemical and other safety hazards [01/15/2015]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/a4/0b/11410096/webp_adobestock_304736255.webp)
By Labor Gazette | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: US Chutes Corp. faces $94,248 in fines for repeated and serious violations HARTFORD, Conn. — U.S. Chutes Corp. exposed employees to chemical, mechanical, electrical and respiratory hazards during the manufacturing process at its Bantam plant, an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found. A manufacturer of galvanized chutes for laundry and trash conveyors, the company faces $94,248 in fines.
![MSHA News Release: Nearly all respirable coal dust samplings comply with new mine dust rule [01/15/2015]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/93/42/11410072/webp_adobestock_294870755.webp)
By Labor Gazette | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. — Chester Fike was just in his 30s when he was diagnosed with black lung. As the disease progressed, the West Virginia coal miner was eventually so incapacitated that a simple walk with his family was impossible. In the summer of 2012, four months after a double lung transplant raised hopes for a second chance, Fike lost his fight for life at 60.
![ILAB News Release: US Department of Labor awards $1.3M to help implement Mexican employment discrimination laws [01/15/2015]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/4e/df/11410061/webp_adobestock_221016184.webp)
By Labor Gazette | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON — Mexico's Federal Labor Law Reform of 2012 protects workers from various forms of discrimination: female workers fired or never hired for being pregnant; LGBT workers retaliated against for their sexual orientation; and men and women sexually harassed in the workplace.

By Labor Gazette | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: Date of Action: Jan. 14, 2015 Name(s) of Defendant: Lisa A. Ferrari, DMD; Clifton Casey; Lisa A. Ferrari, DMD, LLC; and Lisa A. Ferrari, DMD, LLC Retirement Plan Allegations: Based on an investigation conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration, the Secretary ...

By Labor Gazette | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: Date of Action: Jan. 15, 2015 Type of Action: Order Names of Defendant: Scott Wallis, Ronald Eriksen, U.S.A. Baby Inc., U.S.A. Baby Inc. 401(k) Plan, U.S.A. Baby Inc. Health Plan. Wallis was an owner and president of U.S.A. Baby Inc. and Eriksen was a majority owner and chief executive officer of the defunct company, which was located in Lombard, Illinois.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 15, 2015
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.