News from March 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2016
News Release: Mark T. Conklin, the former owner, operator and sole shareholder of Recovery Home Care Inc. and Recovery Home Care Services Inc. (collectively RHC) has agreed to pay $1.75 million to resolve a lawsuit alleging that he violated the False Claims Act by causing RHC to pay illegal kickbacks to doctors who ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2016
News Release: A priest of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 200 months in prison to be followed by lifetime supervised release for offenses related to his sexual abuse of two minor boys during trips to Honduras over a five-year period, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton of the Western District of Pennsylvania.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2016
News Release: Louis Brothers, 63, of Covington, Kentucky, was sentenced to 93 months in prison for illegally exporting sophisticated technology equipment to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and concealing the unlawful proceeds. The sentence also includes a monetary judgment of $1.1 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2016
News Release: The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today alleging that the Richmond City Sheriff’s Office in Richmond, Virginia, fired a former deputy sheriff after failing to reassign her to a vacant position for which she was qualified, in violation of Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2016
News Release: A former chief deputy auditor for LaPorte County, Indiana, was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for embezzling over $150,000 from the LaPorte County government, tax fraud and defrauding her father-in-law out of more than $600,000, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David A. Capp of the Northern District of Indiana.
By Commerce News Now | Mar 2, 2016
News Release: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews delivered keynote remarks to the American Business Group of Riyadh (ABGR), which serves as a platform for American businesses in Saudi Arabia. In his remarks, he highlighted the United States’ desire to help Saudi Arabia fulfill the goals of its Strategic ...
By Labor Gazette | Mar 2, 2016
News Release: AMES, Iowa – In “college towns” like the city of Ames, hospitality industry jobs are often filled by students, temporary, or foreign workers – many of whom are new to the workforce. Among the nation’s lowest paid workers, they are often unfamiliar with wage laws and their rights. Language barriers, fear of retaliation, and fears about immigration status can also cause them to be among those least likely to exercise their rights, leaving them vulnerable to labor violations.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 2, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES – In downtown Los Angeles, as dozens of workers constructed a new affordable housing complex for veterans and chronically homeless individuals in MacArthur Park, their employers were cheating them out of lawfully earned wages in 2015.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 2, 2016
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Department of Labor has taken action to take away a Central Valley labor contractor’s permit to provide agricultural workers to local growers following a series of safety violations that culminated in 2015 with a vehicle accident that killed four farmworkers.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 2, 2016
News Release: Employer name: P/M National Inc., 201 Grotzinger Road, St. Marys, Pennsylvania Citations issued: On Feb. 27, 2016, The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations for one willful and five serious violations.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 2, 2016
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 2, 2016
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 2, 2016
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Mar 2, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Mar 2, 2016
The US Energy Department published a four page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Mar 2, 2016
The US Agriculture Department published a seven page rule on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Mar 2, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Mar 2, 2016
The US Agriculture Department published a five page rule on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Mar 2, 2016
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Mar 2, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
