News published on Federal Newswire in November 2015

News from November 2015


News Release: INOAC Corp. has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $2.35 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids on certain plastic interior trim automotive parts installed in cars sold to U.S. consumers. According to the felony charge filed today in the U.S. District Court of ...


News Release: The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against the owners and manager of three Michigan apartment complexes – Parkside East Apartments, in East Lansing, Michigan, Holt Manor Apartments in Holt, Michigan, and Kelly Manor Apartments in Owosso, Michigan – for discriminating against families with children.


News Release: Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations LLC, Grand Isle Shipyards Inc., Wood Group PSN Inc., as well as Don Moss, 46, of Groves, Texas, Curtis Dantin, 50, of Cut-Off, Louisiana, and Christopher Srubar, 40, of Destrehan, Louisiana, have been charged with crimes for a November 2012 explosion on an oil production ...


News Release: The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with HollyFrontier Corporation subsidiaries (HollyFrontier Refining & Marketing LLC, Frontier El Dorado Refining LLC, Holly Refining & Marketing Company—Woods Cross LLC and Navajo Refining Company ...


Federal Reserve Board announces plan to redistribute unclaimed funds under Independent Foreclosure Review Payment Agreement

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced a plan to redistribute unclaimed funds under the Independent Foreclosure Review Payment Agreement to eligible borrowers who have cashed or deposited checks. The plan covers borrowers of mortgage servicers regulated by the Federal Reserve.


Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with Regent Bancorp, Inc., and Jones Bancshares, L.P. and PrimeSouth Bancshares, Inc.

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement actions listed below: Regent Bancorp, Inc., Davie, Florida Written Agreement issued April 25, 2011 Terminated Nov. 10, 2015 Jones Bancshares, L.P. and PrimeSouth Bancshares, Inc., both of Waycross, Georgia Written Agreement issued July 12, 2011 Terminated Nov. 13, 2015 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.


Federal Reserve announces TDF test operation

News Release: The Federal Reserve plans to continue its previously announced periodic testing of the Term Deposit Facility (TDF) with one operation in December. These test operations are aimed at ensuring the operational readiness of the TDF and providing eligible institutions with an opportunity to maintain familiarity with term deposit procedures. TDF test operations are a matter of prudent planning and have no implications for the near-term conduct of monetary policy.


News Release: For the first time, the United States is the official partner country for the 2016 Hannover Messe, the world’s largest trade fair for industrial technology, taking place April 25 to 29 in Hannover, Germany. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker is leading the U.S. efforts to promote America’s world-class ...


WHD News Release: Nursing home staffing agency ordered to pay more than $636K in back wages to at least 150 direct care staff at 10 New Jersey nursing homes [11/19/2015]

News Release: HACKENSACK, N.J. — A federal judge has ordered Broadway Healthcare Management LLC and its owner, Michael Konig, to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in denied overtime pay plus an additional amount in interest to at least 150 direct care staff who worked at 10 nursing homes throughout New Jersey.


OWCP News Release: US Labor Department proposes rule to update implementation of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act [11/19/2015]

News Release: WASHINGTON — A proposed rule could improve the U.S. Department of Labor's administration of a law governing workers' compensation for energy employees. Proposed by the department's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, the rule would amend regulations governing its administration of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act. These regulations were last revised on Dec. 29, 2006.


OSHA News Release: OSHA cites Baton Rouge, Louisiana, business in trench collapse that killed worker [11/19/2015]

News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. — As paramedics rescued a construction worker trapped under dirt from a trench collapse, his co-worker and friend, 24-year-old Isidro Martinez, was not as fortunate. Martinez, a husband and father, lost his life in the unprotected trench.


OFCCP News Release: US Labor Department recovers more than $1.8 million for employees and job applicants at G&K Services [11/19/2015]

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement with nine facilities of G&K Services, Inc., to remedy systemic hiring and pay discrimination violations identified in compliance evaluations initiated between 2011 and 2015. G&K Services has several federal contracts, which requires the company to adhere to nondiscrimination and affirmative action provisions under Executive Order 11246.


Judge orders former company president to restore more than $62K to Woolen Mills Inc. Fully Insured Hospital Life Welfare Plan in Minnesota

News Release: Life Welfare Plan in Minnesota Date of Action: Nov. 9, 2015 Type of Action: Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order for Judgment Names of Defendants: Michael Paul Harris and the Faribault Woolen Mills Inc. Fully Insured Hospital Life Welfare Plan.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Nov. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Nov. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Nov. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Nov. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Nov. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.