News published on Federal Newswire in August 2016

Federal Court Permanently Bars Maryland Tax Preparer from Preparing Federal Tax Returns

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2016

News Release: The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland has permanently barred Lateisha Kone aka Vanessa Dickens of Baltimore, Maryland, from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today.

Tennessee Tax Return Preparer Incarcerated After Being Held in Civil Contempt for Violating a Federal Court Order

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2016

News Release: Court Ordered Jailing of Return Preparer for Failure to Obey Court Orders Today, Kevin Williams, a former tax return preparer, voluntarily surrendered to the U.S. Marshal’s Service. On July 21, a federal district court in Memphis, Tennessee, issued the warrant for the arrest of Williams for his civil contempt in failing to follow the court’s earlier orders regarding his tax return preparation activities.

Federal Reserve Board orders Goldman Sachs Group to pay $36.3 million civil money penalty and announces it is instituting enforcement proceedings against former Goldman Sachs managing director

By Fed Newswire | Aug 3, 2016

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday ordered Goldman Sachs Group to pay a $36.3 million civil money penalty for its unauthorized use and disclosure of confidential supervisory information and to implement an enhanced program to ensure the proper use of confidential supervisory information. Additionally, ...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks at Manufacturing Council Meeting

By Commerce News Now | Aug 3, 2016

News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks at the final U.S. Manufacturing Council meeting of the Obama administration. She commended the Council for its leadership in promoting programs and initiatives to help grow the U.S. manufacturing sector.

OSHA finds Ohio metal coating plant continues to expose workers to risk of injuries, illnesses from acid, chemical, machine hazards

By Labor Gazette | Aug 3, 2016

News Release: SYLVANIA, Ohio – Splashing acid and other serious hazards are putting employees at a Sylvania metal coating company in danger of serious and debilitating injuries because their employer is failing again to provide appropriate protective clothing and other safety equipment, federal safety and health inspectors have found.

Employees of Schenectady remediation contractor ‘needlessly sickened’ when their employer exposes them to mercury poisoning

By Labor Gazette | Aug 3, 2016

News Release: ALBANY, N.Y. – A Schenectady hazardous materials remediation contractor exposed its employees to mercury poisoning and did not provide proper safeguards to workers doing mercury removal work at the General Electric Co. Power and Water Main Plant State Superfund site at 1 River Road in Schenectady, an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found.

US Labor Department announces availability of $2M in grants for university-based labor research, evaluation

By Labor Gazette | Aug 3, 2016

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of approximately $2 million in grants intended to support university-based research of labor policies and issues.

MSHA announces 2016 national mine rescue competition winners

By Labor Gazette | Aug 3, 2016

News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. – A team from Carlsbad, New Mexico, beat out 35 teams from 16 states nationwide to finish first at the 2016 National Metal and Nonmetal Mine Rescue Contest in Reno, Nevada.

Notice published on Aug. 3 by State Department

By State News Post | Aug 3, 2016

The US State Department published a one page notice on Aug. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

What did Transportation Department publish on Aug. 3?

By DOT News Wire | Aug 3, 2016