News from January 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2019
News Release: Carlsbad Credit Union Hit by Robber Wearing Mask with Old Man's Face, Bushy Mustache.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 11, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler asking for details ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Charles F. Martin, 57, and Sherri L. Atkins, 59, pleaded guilty to felony conspiracy to commit bank fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371. Martin pleaded guilty on Jan. 10, 2019, before Magistrate Judge Michael D. Nelson. Atkins, before Judge Nelson, pleaded guilty today.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 10, 2019
News Release: House Appropriations Committee Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chairman-designate Sanford Bishop Jr. delivered the following remarks in support of H.R. 265, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. The legislation is a bipartisan bill to reopen federal agencies and ensure Americans receive their SNAP benefits in full and on time.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 10, 2019
News Release: WOODLAND HILLS, CA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for a repeated violation of OSHA’s General Duty Clause following the heat-related death of a Southern California mail carrier at the Woodland Hills Post Office.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 10, 2019
News Release: SUN PRAIRIE, WI - An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) into an explosion and fire in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, found that two utility contractors - Bear Communications LLC of Lawrence, Kansas, and subcontractor V C Tech Inc. of Ypsilanti, Michigan - failed to establish the location of underground utilities prior to beginning excavation work.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced today that Shawn Brooks, age 27, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was convicted by a federal jury in Lincoln of thirteen counts of robbery and firearm-related charges. Brooks was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit robbery; five counts of interference with...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2019
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Philip K. Finley, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, has admitted to drug distribution and firearms charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2019
News Release: The Department of Justice, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of California announced today a settlement with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., FCA US, and affiliates (Fiat Chrysler) for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and California law. Fiat Chrysler has agreed to implement ...
By Fed Newswire | Jan 10, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: A.E. Bancorp, Inc., Buffalo Grove, Illinois Written Agreement dated July 1, 2010 (PDF) Terminated January 9, 2019 Additional enforcement actions can be searched for here.
By Fed Newswire | Jan 10, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced preliminary results indicating that the Reserve Banks provided for payments of approximately $65.4 billion of their estimated 2018 net income to the U.S. Treasury. The payments include two lump-sum payments totaling approximately $3.2 billion, necessary ...
By Labor Gazette | Jan 10, 2019
News Release: WOODLAND HILLS, CA – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for a repeated violation of OSHA's General Duty Clause following the heat-related death of a Southern California mail carrier at the Woodland Hills Post Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 10, 2019
News Release: EDINBURG, TX - The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) will provide a training seminar for agricultural employers including growers, shippers, packers, and harvesters in Edinburg, Texas, on January 16 and 17, 2019.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 10, 2019
News Release: TAMPA, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) office in Tampa, Florida, conducted 350 investigations of employers in the restaurant industry in fiscal year 2018, finding over $1 million in back wages and liquidated damages for more than 1,500 employees for minimum wage and overtime ...
By Labor Gazette | Jan 10, 2019
News Release: CAMDEN, AR – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Ouachita County Medical Center – a non-profit corporation headquartered in Camden, Arkansas – has paid $91,044 in back wages to resolve violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) overtime provisions.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 10, 2019
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Backyard Energy Services – based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – has paid $253,399 in back wages and $2,163 civil money penalties to resolve violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) overtime, child labor, and recordkeeping requirements.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 10, 2019
News Release: SUN PRAIRIE, WI – An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) into an explosion and fire in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, found that two utility contractors – Bear Communications LLC of Lawrence, Kansas, and subcontractor V C Tech Inc. of Ypsilanti, Michigan – failed to establish the location of underground utilities prior to beginning excavation work.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 10, 2019
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Backyard Energy Services – based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – has paid $253,399 in back wages and $2,163 civil money penalties to resolve violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) overtime, child labor, and recordkeeping requirements.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 10, 2019
News Release: CAMDEN, AR – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Ouachita County Medical Center – a non-profit corporation headquartered in Camden, Arkansas – has paid $91,044 in back wages to resolve violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) overtime provisions.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 10, 2019
News Release: TAMPA, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) office in Tampa, Florida, conducted 350 investigations of employers in the restaurant industry in fiscal year 2018, finding over $1 million in back wages and liquidated damages for more than 1,500 employees for minimum wage and overtime ...
