News from January 2016
By USDA Newswire | Jan 25, 2016
News Release: Local Foods, Local Places Empowers Creative Economic Development in Rural and Urban Communities in 22 states WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2016 – Today, on behalf of the White House Rural Council, six federal agencies joined together to announce the selection of 27 communities in 22 states that will participate ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2016
News Release: A Former Franchisee of “LBS Tax Services” and Owner of “AWA Tax Services” Allegedly Operated Fraudulent Tax Preparation Businesses A federal court in Miami, Florida, has permanently barred Wilfrid Antoine of Lake Worth, Florida, from preparing federal tax returns for others and from owning or operating ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2016
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that Leodan Privatbank AG (Leodan), reached a resolution under the department’s Swiss Bank Program. The Swiss Bank Program, which was announced on Aug. 29, 2013, provides a path for Swiss banks to resolve potential criminal liabilities in the United States. Swiss ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2016
News Release: An Atlanta, Georgia tax return preparer self-surrendered earlier today after being indicted by a federal grand jury on Dec. 1, 2015 for 10 counts of wire fraud, 10 counts of aggravated identity theft and 10 counts of filing false claims against the United States, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General ...
By Commerce News Now | Jan 25, 2016
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker arrived in Lagos, Nigeria to kick-off a fact-finding mission with senior U.S. business executives who comprise the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA). Chaired by Secretary Pritzker, the Council was formed to advise the President ...
By Commerce News Now | Jan 25, 2016
News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker addressed U.S. and African business leaders at an event hosted by the Tony Elumelu Foundation and the United Bank for Africa titled "Unleashing Africa’s Entrepreneurs: Strengthening the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem to Empower the Next Generation of Africa’s ...
By Labor Gazette | Jan 25, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES – While Southern California Sushi chefs worked up to 90 hours a week painstakingly assembling intricately crafted Godzilla rolls, sashimi assortments and other delicacies at various restaurants, the U.S. Department of Labor found their employer was cheating the chefs and other workers out of overtime pay, shaving hours off timecards and docking their pay routinely for 10-minute breaks.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 25, 2016
News Release: ATLANTA – Hotel industry workers typically earn low wages and may struggle financially to meet basic needs. When employers fail to pay them the wages they have legally earned, their struggle gets even harder.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 25, 2016
News Release: BEREA, Ohio ‒ More than 30 workers were at-risk of amputation and other injuries daily while manufacturing nuts and bolts at a Berea factory. Federal inspectors found Telefast Industries Inc. failed to install guards and use recommended safety procedures to prevent workers from coming in contact with operating parts of machinery, violations for which inspectors previously cited the company in 2014.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 25, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – The workforce development system is the backbone of job training in the U.S. It provides millions of jobseekers and workers the opportunity to learn new skills and obtain new and better jobs. The system also serves a critical role in our nation’s labor market, bringing together workers and businesses to ensure that workers can find good jobs and that employers can find the skilled workers they need to keep business thriving.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 25, 2016
News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit denied a challenge brought by two separate groups representing the coal industry to the final rule Lowering Miners’ Exposure to Respirable Coal Mine Dust, Including Continuous Personal Dust Monitors. The court denied the petitioners’ ...
By State News Post | Jan 25, 2016
The US State Department published a two page notice on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 25, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jan 25, 2016
The US State Department published a one page notice on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 25, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jan 25, 2016
The US State Department published a one page notice on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 25, 2016
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 25, 2016
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 25, 2016
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 25, 2016
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
