News from January 2016
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 6, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation that would repeal Obamacare and defund Planned Parenthood. Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) released the following statement after voting in support of the legislation...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) released the following statement after President Obama announced new executive action to restrict gun ownership...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: LAS VEGAS - FAA Administrator Michael Huerta will discuss unmanned aircraft registration and provide updates on the agency’s work to safely integrate them into the National Airspace System (NAS). He will be joined by four key UAS Registration Task Force members.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 5, 2016 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a host of new efforts to help Iowa's farmers and livestock producers conserve water and soil resources and improve nutrient management practices on the state's 30 million acres of farmland. Vilsack said the U.S. Department ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that Wisconsin-based Novum Structures LLC (Novum) has agreed to enter a guilty plea and pay $3 million to resolve its criminal and civil liability arising from its improper use of foreign materials on construction projects involving federal funds. This use was ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: Stole Identities from D.C. Government Agency for Use in Filing False Tax Returns A resident of Bowie, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to federal charges for his involvement in a far-reaching identity theft and tax fraud scheme in which he assisted in the filing of fraudulent federal income tax returns ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: A Louisiana woman pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit sex trafficking of a minor, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney J. Walter Green of the Middle District of Louisiana and Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey S. Sallet of the FBI’s New Orleans Division.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. — Litchfield contractor Michael Cahoon, who does business as High & Dry Roofing, knows he must protect his employees against falls and other hazards at his jobsites. Yet, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited him repeatedly for putting workers in danger of deadly and disabling falls, most recently in Manchester.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: ATLANTA — U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigations have identified widespread violations of the minimum wage, overtime and record-keeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act in Georgia's restaurant industry. As a result, restaurants are paying a total of $2,277,480 in back wages and damages to more than 3,000 employees.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: Work-related accidents claimed 28 miners' lives, preliminary data shows ARLINGTON, Va. – Preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration indicate that 28 miners died in 2015 in work-related accidents at the nation's mines, down from 45 in 2014. The figure represents the lowest number of mining deaths ever recorded and the first year that mining deaths dropped below 30.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. — Preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration indicate that 28 miners died in 2015 in work-related accidents at the nation's mines, down from 45 in 2014. The figure represents the lowest number of mining deaths ever recorded and the first year that mining deaths dropped below 30.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 5, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 5, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 5, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 5, 2016
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 5, 2016
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 5, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 5, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
