News from August 2018
By USDA Newswire | Aug 28, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Aug. 28, 2018) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement regarding Senate Confirmation of James Hubbard, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment: “I’m very excited for Jim to finally ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2018
News Release: Basler Kantonalbank (BKB), a bank headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) that was approved today by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Department ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2018
News Release: Today, federal, state, and local leaders joined with experts to announce the results of Operation Forest Watch, a coordinated effort to address the devastating damage done to our national forests by illegal, public-land marijuana grows. This months-long effort, led by U.S. Forest Service and joined by ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2018
News Release: A Charlotte, North Carolina tax return preparer pleaded guilty today to aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney R. Andrew Murray for the Western District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2018
News Release: The husband and wife co-owners of a Miami pain management clinic and a patient recruiter pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances for their participation in a scheme to unlawfully distribute thousands of pills of oxycodone.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2018
News Release: A Canadian man who led a multi-million dollar tax fraud conspiracy was sentenced to 60 months in prison today, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy Jr. for the Western District of New York.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2018
News Release: Attorney General Jeff Sessions welcomed the confirmation of Joseph H. (Jody) Hunt as the Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice’s Civil Division.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 28, 2018
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday issued an interim final rule expanding the applicability of the Board's small bank holding company policy statement, as required by the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 28, 2018
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes of its interest rate meetings from July 9 through Aug. 1, 2018.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 28, 2018
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the affirmative preliminary determinations in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of glycine from China and India, and the negative preliminary determination in the CVD investigation of imports of glycine from Thailand. The Department ...
By Labor Gazette | Aug 28, 2018
News Release: CLINTON, NC – The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has debarred Ruben V. Serna – owner of Serna Harvesting, a farm labor contractor – from participation in the H-2A visa program for three years for violations of federal wage and H-2A program requirements. WHD found that Serna owed ...
By Labor Gazette | Aug 28, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA – Garment contractor SMT Apparel Inc. – based in Los Angeles, California – will pay 40 employees $51,840 after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found that the company failed to pay minimum wage and overtime, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Aug 28, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced today that it has issued six new opinion letters. This release demonstrates the agency's continued commitment to providing meaningful compliance assistance to help employees understand their rights and ensure that ...
By Labor Gazette | Aug 28, 2018
News Release: MILLPORT, AL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Thorpe Specialty Services Corp. - operating as Thorpe Plant Services Inc. - and Steel Dust Recycling LLC for fall and confined space hazards after an employee was hospitalized following a 30-foot fall at Steel Dust's Millport, Alabama, facility. Thorpe Plant Services faces $175,528 in proposed penalties; Steel Dust's penalties total $28,270.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 28, 2018
News Release: NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta announced the U.S. Department of Labor's new Office of Compliance Initiatives (OCI) during a speech today at the Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' Association's 2018 Safety+ National Symposium. Coordinated by the Office of the Assistant ...
By Commerce News Now | Aug 28, 2018
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 28, 2018
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 28, 2018
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 28, 2018
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 28, 2018
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
