News published on Federal Newswire in December 2019

News Release: Ten former National Football League (NFL) players have been charged in the Eastern District of Kentucky for their alleged roles in a nationwide fraud on a health care benefit program for retired NFL players. The alleged fraud targeted the Gene Upshaw NFL Player Health Reimbursement Account Plan (the ...

Justice Department Files Antitrust Case and Simultaneous Settlement Requiring Elimination of Anticompetitive College Recruiting Restraints

News Release: The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division today filed a civil lawsuit against the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) alleging that NACAC established and enforced illegal restraints on the ways that colleges compete in the recruiting of students. The Antitrust Division ...

Former Army Employee Charged with Bribery, Kickbacks in Connection with Scheme to Steer Contracts

News Release: A former civilian employee of the U.S. Army was charged in an indictment unsealed today for his role in a scheme to steer Army contracts for work to be performed at Camp Arifjan, a U.S. Army base in Kuwait.

Federal Court Shuts Down Illinois Tax Return Preparer

News Release: A federal court has permanently barred Jackelin Brooks, a Bolingbrook, Illiniois tax return preparer, from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The civil injunction order was entered by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. According ...

Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Nevada Tax Return Preparer

News Release: The United States filed a civil injunction suit seeking to bar Gregory C. Diedrich and Saginaw Financial from owning or operating a tax return preparation business and preparing tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today.

Federal Reserve Board announces annual adjustment to the asset-size threshold in Regulation I

By Fed Newswire | Dec 12, 2019

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the annual adjustment to the asset-size threshold in Regulation I that determines the dividend rate paid to banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System. The updated total consolidated asset threshold is $10.715 billion through Dec. 31, 2020.

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with JPMorgan Chase & Co., Spirit BankCorp, Inc., U.S. Bancorp, and USB Americas Holdings Company

By Fed Newswire | Dec 12, 2019

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement actions listed below: JPMorgan Chase & Co., New York, New York Cease and Desist Order, dated Jan. 14, 2013 Terminated December 5, 2019 Spirit BankCorp, Inc., Bristow, Oklahoma Written Agreement, dated Aug. 2, 2012 ...

U.S. Department of Labor Finds Nearly 40 Western Michigan Businesses Violated Wage, Child Labor Laws; Assesses $94,000 in Penalties

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found violations of the wage and child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) at 38 Western Michigan fast food restaurants and manufacturing facilities during an education and enforcement effort to raise awareness ...

CORRECTED: U.S. Department of Labor Final Rule Makes It Easier to Offer Perks to Workers

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a final rule that will allow employers to more easily offer perks and benefits to their employees.

U.S. Department of Labor Finds a South Carolina Vegetable Farm And Packing Facility Violated Federal Overtime Requirements

News Release: PELION, SC – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Walter P. Rawl and Sons Inc. – the operator of WP Rawl in Pelion, South Carolina – has paid $101,572 in back wages to 408 employees for violating the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

U.S. Department of Labor Reaches Settlement with Global Meat Supplier Following Safety and Health Citations at New Jersey Facility

News Release: SWEDESBORO, NJ – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has reached a settlement with Thomas Foods International after issuing citations for workplace safety and health violations at the company’s meat processing facility in Swedesboro, New Jersey. As part ...

Notice published by Transportation Department on Dec. 12

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

State Department publishes notice on Dec. 12

By State News Post | Dec 12, 2019

The US State Department published a two page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Transportation Department publishes notice on Dec. 12

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published on Dec. 12 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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