News from January 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2019
News Release: A former Sugar Land, Texas, resident has been arrested and detained for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), announced Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers, U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick and Special Agent in Charge Perrye K. Turner of the FBI’s Houston Field Office.
By Fed Newswire | Jan 25, 2019
News Release: Federal banking agencies find that risk in the portfolio of large syndicated bank loans has declined, due to improving conditions in most sectors. Despite the improvement, the dollar volume of loans rated below "pass," as a percentage of total loans, remains elevated compared with levels experienced in prior economic cycles, according to the Shared National Credit (SNC) Program Review.
By Fed Newswire | Jan 25, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the appointment of Stacey M. Tevlin as director of the Division of Research and Statistics, effective February 4. Tevlin, currently an associate director of the division, will succeed David W. Wilcox, who recently retired as director of the division after 30 years of service with the Federal Reserve Board.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 25, 2019
News Release: MACON, GA – Federal contractor Asplundh Tree Expert Co. has agreed to pay $55,000 in back wages after a routine compliance evaluation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) found alleged systemic hiring discrimination violations at its Macon, Georgia, ...
By Labor Gazette | Jan 25, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) hosts a variety of seminars across the country and webcasts in order to enhance understanding of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 25, 2019
News Release: PANAMA CITY, FL – Marathon Electrical Contractors Inc. – based in Irondale, Alabama – has paid $82,515 in back wages and fringe benefits to 17 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the employer violated requirements of the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA), the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA), and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Jan 25, 2019
News Release: CANTON, NC – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), the Town of Canton, North Carolina, has paid a civil penalty of $7,060 after employing two minor employees in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) child labor requirements.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 25, 2019
News Release: CANTON, NC – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), the Town of Canton, North Carolina, has paid a civil penalty of $7,060 after employing two minor employees in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) child labor requirements.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 25, 2019
News Release: PANAMA CITY, FL – Marathon Electrical Contractors Inc. – based in Irondale, Alabama – has paid $82,515 in back wages and fringe benefits to 17 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the employer violated requirements of the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA), the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA), and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Jan 25, 2019
News Release: MACON, GA – Federal contractor Asplundh Tree Expert Co. has agreed to pay $55,000 in back wages after a routine compliance evaluation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) found alleged systemic hiring discrimination violations at its Macon, Georgia, ...
By Labor Gazette | Jan 25, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) hosts a variety of seminars across the country and webcasts in order to enhance understanding of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 25, 2019
The US Labor Department published a two page rule on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 25, 2019
The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2019
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment Thursday against Darnell Pearson, 40, of Fresno, charging him with distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2019
News Release: Texas Man Arrested for Attempting to Provide Material Support to a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization.
By State Newswire | Jan 25, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID), chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement regarding the Greek Parliament’s vote to ratify the Prespa Agreement.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2019
News Release: HONOLULU - Kathy Funtila, 46, a resident of Honolulu, Hawaii, was sentenced yesterday to 119 months in federal prison for defrauding multiple Oahu businesses of $558,633.71 over the course of 5 years.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 25, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON - Nationwide, the Transportation Security Administration screened 1.99 million passengers and crew yesterday, Thursday, Jan. 24. Overall, 99.9 percent of passengers waited less than 30 minutes and 95.4 percent of passengers waited less than 15 minutes. In TSA Pre✓® lanes, passengers on average waited less than 10 minutes. Please refer to the table below for top airport specific wait times.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2019
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Virginia Beach man was sentenced today to nine years in prison for robbing three banks and one credit union.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2019
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Phillip Grant Boyles, of Kerens, West Virginia, has admitted to his role in a methamphetamine distribution operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
