News from December 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 24, 2019
News Release: FBI Seeking Information From a Second Bank Robbery in Miami.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 24, 2019
News Release: FBI is Seeking Information From a Bank Robbery in Miami.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Dec. 23, 2019) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today issued a movement permit to Mr. S. Nicholas Claus of the North Pole, a broker with Worldwide Gifts, Unlimited. The permit will allow reindeer to enter and exit the United States between the hours of 7 p.m. Dec. 24, 2019 and 7 a.m. Dec. 25, 2019, through or over any U.S. border port.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (THHSC) has agreed to pay the United States $15,294,360 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act in its administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Department of Justice announced today. “SNAP is an important ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: Today the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that a landlord violated the Fair Housing Act by sexually harassing several female tenants of rental properties in Toledo, Ohio. This is the 12th lawsuit alleging a pattern or practice of sexual harassment in housing that the Department has filed since it launched its Sexual Harassment in Housing Initiative in late 2017.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday approved modifications to the Federal Reserve Banks' National Settlement Service (NSS) and Fedwire® Funds Service to support enhancements to the same-day automated clearinghouse (ACH) service. The Board also approved changes intended to reduce the risk that the modified ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: BOISE, ID – After separate investigations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), two agricultural employers in Idaho have paid a combined $24,625 in back wages to 19 employees for multiple violations found under the H-2A temporary agricultural worker visa program. The employers have also paid a total of $26,946 in civil money penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO, CA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), American West Medical Transport – a northern California non-emergency medical transport company – will pay $147,416 in back wages to 36 employees for violations of the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS, NV – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Jesus Felipe Vazquez and Martha Vazquez – owners of a restaurant company with three locations in Las Vegas, Nevada – have paid $190,195 in back wages and damages to 66 employees for violating the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: NITRO, WV – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Apex Pipeline Service Inc. has entered into a consent judgment with the Department requiring payment of $121,019 in back wages, with an equal amount in liquidated damages, to 243 employees at its Nitro, West Virginia, facility. The consent judgment was approved by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia-Charleston Division.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has sentenced Nick Nikbakht – an operator of sleep study facilities in Sherman Oaks and San Pedro, California – to 27 months in prison for defrauding healthcare plans. The court also ordered that Nikbakht pay $2,970,817 in restitution.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 23, 2019
The US Energy Department published a three page proposed rule on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 23, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 23, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 23, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 23, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 23, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 23, 2019
The US Commerce Department published an eight page rule on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 23, 2019
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 23, 2019
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
