News from April 2016
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Science & Technology Press Office Contact: John Verrico, (202) 254-2385 WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today they will host a Homeland Security Day in ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: A Staten Island, New York, tax return preparer and business owner was sentenced to prison today for preparing false federal income tax returns, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division. Alabi Gbangbala aka Babatunde Alabi Babaia, 52, was ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: The Justice Department filed a lawsuit and consent decree today to resolve allegations that Pain Management Care P.C., of South Bend, Indiana, refused to treat an individual because he has HIV, in violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: Defendants Allegedly Participated in and Ordered the Illegal Discharge of Bilge Wastes Over the Course of Several Years The owner and captain of the commercial F/V Native Sun, were indicted Thursday for conspiracy, as well as violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS).
By Fed Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday proposed technical amendments to its rule requiring global systemically important bank holding companies (GSIBs) to hold additional amounts of risk-based capital. The proposal would not materially change the underlying rule finalized by the Board in July 2015.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: NEW YORK – Nail salon workers in one of the world’s largest cities work hard to serve their customers. At the same time, they are what the U.S. Department of Labor refers to as vulnerable workers – unaware of their rights, sometimes with language barriers, or reluctant to step forward to complain.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: BOSTON – The U.S. Department of Labor is suing two Gloucester fish processing companies and their owner for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The department’s Wage and Hour Division found that Zeus Packing Inc., Cape Ann Seafood Exchange and owner Kristian Kristensen owed $203,998 in unpaid ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: CINAMINSON, N.J. – Berlin Builders, a residential construction contractor with projects in Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, continues to expose its workers to dangerous falls on job sites by ignoring safety standards required by law, federal regulators say.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: ATLANTA – The Federal Highway Administration, the state of Georgia and local government organizations are partnering with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to sponsor a one-hour Safety Stand-Down at Georgia construction sites in conjunction with National Highway Work Zone Awareness Week from April 11-15.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration today released preliminary data for calendar year 2015, updating the “Mine Safety and Health at a Glance” page. The charts include information on inspections, violations and number of mines and miners. They also show fatality and injury rates for coal, metal and nonmetal, and all mining.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of approximately $5 million in Pathways to Justice Careers ’ grants to provide career training for 16- to 21-year-old youth at risk of dropping out of high school, becoming involved in the criminal justice system, or already hampered ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: ATLANTA – A federal judge has entered a consent order expanding substantially the scope of a previous judgment and order between the U.S. Department of Labor and attorney David R. Johanson and his prior law firm, Johanson Berenson LLP, arising from their involvement in three Mississippi cases.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 7, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 7, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 7, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Apr 7, 2016
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Apr 7, 2016
The US State Department published a one page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 7, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 7, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 7, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
