News from November 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2018
News Release: On Nov. 2, a federal indictment against three Puerto Rican men was unsealed after their arrest for their roles in a conspiracy to provide pirated DISH Network (DISH) services to thousands of Puerto Ricans, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2018
News Release: The Justice Department today announced that Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union has agreed to pay $95,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by repossessing vehicles owned by SCRA-protected servicemembers without first obtaining the required court orders. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2018
News Release: Today, Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued the following statement regarding the court’s ruling in the Eastern District of California declaring California Senate Bill 50 (SB 50) unconstitutional: “The court’s ruling is a firm rejection of California’s assertion that, by legislation, it could dictate ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2018
News Release: A German shipping company, MST Mineralien Schiffahrt Spedition und Transport GmbH (MST), pleaded guilty and was sentenced today in Portland, Maine, for obstruction of justice and for maintaining false official records to conceal deliberate pollution from one of its ships, the M/V Marguerita, announced ...
By Fed Newswire | Nov 2, 2018
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday finalized a new supervisory rating system for large financial institutions that is aligned with the core areas most important to supporting a large firm's safety and soundness and U.S. financial stability.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 2, 2018
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada has approved a consent judgment between the U.S. Department of Labor and Vision Airlines Inc. that requires the now-defunct company to pay $219,716 to former employees for violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ...
By Labor Gazette | Nov 2, 2018
News Release: HAMMOND, IN – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Las Vegas-based Caesar's Entertainment Group will pay $175,128 in back wages and liquidated damages to 889 employees at two Indiana casinos it operates, for minimum wage violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Nov 2, 2018
News Release: LYNCHBURG, VA – The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) will host an outreach event on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, in Lynchburg, Virginia, to inform current and former nuclear weapons workers from three covered facilities in the state about the benefits available ...
By Labor Gazette | Nov 2, 2018
News Release: SEATTLE, WA – To prevent fall hazards in the Pacific Northwest's construction industry, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is currently engaged in a Regional Emphasis Program (REP) in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and Idaho. The REP calls for an increased ...
By Labor Gazette | Nov 2, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta today issued the following statement regarding the October 2018 Employment Situation report: "The October jobs report showed another booming month of job creation. With 250,000 new jobs added, we have a total of 4.5 million new jobs since November 2016. Jobs were added across all industries. Employment hit a record high of 156,562,000.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 2, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Respecting the breadth and diversity of individual state economies, the U.S. Department of Labor today proposed broad flexibility for states in determining occupations for drug testing of unemployment compensation (UC) applicants. In 2017, Congress passed, and the President signed, a resolution of disapproval revoking a 2016 rule that imposed a one-size-fits-all approach on states with regard to identifying occupations for regular drug testing.
By State News Post | Nov 2, 2018
The US State Department published a one page notice on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 2, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 2, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 2, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 2, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Nov 2, 2018
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2018
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2018
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2018
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
