News published on Federal Newswire in February 2016

News from February 2016


News Release: The Justice Department reached a settlement agreement today with the Arlington-Mansfield Area YMCA, a local Texas affiliate of the YMCA, to resolve allegations that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by denying a child the opportunity to participate in a summer day camp program because of his diabetes. YMCA refused to provide daily insulin injections to the child, which left him unable to attend the summer day camp program.


News Release: A Fayetteville, Arkansas, man was sentenced to 14 months in prison today following his plea of guilty to four counts of willfully failing to file individual income tax returns, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney ...


News Release: An Alabama native was indicted today and charged with multiple crimes involving travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with minors and child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenyen R. Brown of the Southern District of Alabama.


News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today released the following statement on the President’s signing of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015.


US Labor Department conducting wage survey of  Alabama’s building and heavy construction industries

News Release: ATLANTA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is conducting a building and heavy construction survey statewide in Alabama. The agency is currently collecting data on wages paid to workers on all active building and heavy construction projects throughout the state from Jan. 1, 2014 to ...


US Labor Department extends wage survey of building, heavy construction industries in New Hampshire

News Release: PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is conducting a Building and Heavy construction survey statewide in New Hampshire. The information collected will help establish prevailing wage rates, as required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts.


Lack of fall protection led to roofer’s death in fall at Cincinnati work site

News Release: CINCINNATI, Ohio ‒ The life of a 53-year-old roofer who died after dropping 40 feet to the ground could have been saved if his employer had provided proper fall protection, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found.


Service technician hospitalized after toxic chemical exposure  at Ohio hazardous waste incineration facility

News Release: CLEVELAND ‒ Federal inspectors found toxic exposure to aniline that sent a 56-year-old service technician to the hospital occurred because adequate safeguards were not in place. An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration into the Aug. 18, 2015, hospitalization led the agency to cite Heritage Thermal Services for four repeat and one serious safety violation on Feb. 18.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a three page notice on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.