News from February 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: Greenway Health LLC (Greenway), a Tampa, Florida-based developer of electronic health records (EHR) software, will pay $57.25 million to resolve allegations in a complaint filed by the United States under the False Claims Act alleging that Greenway caused its users to submit false claims to the government ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: February 6 marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. The FBI, the Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section (HRSP) of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), all members of the Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center (HRVWCC), join U.S. and foreign government partners, non-governmental organizations and local communities to call for the eradication of the practice.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: A Tulsa man, John D. Petrig, 49, pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of tax evasion in U.S. District Court, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman and U.S. Attorney Trent Shores of the Northern District of Oklahoma.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: A Cuban citizen residing in Miami, Florida, was arrested on Feb. 5, by federal agents after being indicted on one count of making false statements in an immigration document.
By Fed Newswire | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced its approval of the applications under section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act by Regions Bank, Birmingham, Alabama, to establish branches in Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas.
By Commerce News Now | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: Americans live in a world where other countries impose high tariffs and non-tariff barriers to trade. U.S. exporters face enormous obstacles in foreign markets, and yet, we maintain the most free and open market of any major country in the world.
By Commerce News Now | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: In his State of the Union address, President Trump laid out an optimistic bipartisan vision to continue building on the accomplishments of his first two years in office. Under President Trump’s leadership, common-sense policies have brought hope to the forgotten American worker. The President’s strong ...
By Labor Gazette | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS, IN - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) will present an educational forum about developments in its policies and regulations, and its Payroll Audit Independent Determination Program (PAID), in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Feb. 21, 2019.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the launch of an enhanced electronic version of the Handy Reference Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This new online version of one of the Wage and Hour Division’s (WHD) most popular publications will assist American employers and workers with a simple, easy-to-follow resource that provides basic WHD information, as well as links to other resources.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: NASHVILLE, TN – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Om Shree Ganesha LLC – operating as the Scottish Inns in Nashville, Tennessee – will pay $58,894 in back wages to four employees for violations of the minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: HAGATNA, GU – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Benson Guam Enterprises Inc. – based in Hagatna, Guam – for exposing employees to struck-by hazards after an employee suffered fatal injuries when several doors fell on him as he unloaded a shipping container.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: BOSTON, MA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered Hermitage Club Realty LLC – a real estate company based in Wilmington, Vermont – to pay a former employee $22,693 in back pay and bonuses with interest, and $20,000 in compensatory damages.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: NASHVILLE, TN – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Om Shree Ganesha LLC – operating as the Scottish Inns in Nashville, Tennessee – will pay $58,894 in back wages to four employees for violations of the minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the launch of an enhanced electronic version of the Handy Reference Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This new online version of one of the Wage and Hour Division’s (WHD) most popular publications will assist American employers and workers with a simple, easy-to-follow resource that provides basic WHD information, as well as links to other resources.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: BOSTON, MA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered Hermitage Club Realty LLC – a real estate company based in Wilmington, Vermont – to pay a former employee $22,693 in back pay and bonuses with interest, and $20,000 in compensatory damages.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: HAGATNA, GU – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Benson Guam Enterprises Inc. – based in Hagatna, Guam – for exposing employees to struck-by hazards after an employee suffered fatal injuries when several doors fell on him as he unloaded a shipping container.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 6, 2019
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS, IN - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) will present an educational forum about developments in its policies and regulations, and its Payroll Audit Independent Determination Program (PAID), in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Feb. 21, 2019.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 6, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 6, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 6, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
