News from June 2019
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 9, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Harley Rouda, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, held a field hearing in Laguna Niguel, California on “Examining America’s Nuclear Waste Management, Storage, and the Need for Solutions."
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2019
News Release: A federal grand jury for the Southern District of Illinois has returned an indictment charging Christopher K. Coleman, 42, of Troy, Illinois, with embezzlement from the Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House, an organization that receives federal funds. The indictment alleges that Coleman embezzled the...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 7, 2019
News Release: June 5 through 6, Acting Secretary Kevin K. McAleenan traveled to Fort Lauderdale and Miami, Florida to view a U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) drug offload, tour the National Hurricane Center (NHC) and meet with Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2019
News Release: A federal jury found a Los Angeles doctor and patient recruiter guilty today for their roles in a $33 million Medicare fraud scheme in which Medicare was billed for clinic, home health, hospice services and durable medical equipment that patients did not need or did not receive.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2019
News Release: An indictment was unsealed today in federal court following the arrests of Zahida Aman, 77, Mohammed Naumann Chaudhri, 51, and Mohammed Rehan Chaudhri, 45, all of Midlothian, Virginia. The indictment charges the defendants with conspiracy, forced labor, and document servitude. Assistant Attorney General ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2019
News Release: A New York resident pleaded guilty today to providing cash bribes to an employee of the U.S. Department of the Navy to make unauthorized liquor purchases at a Navy Exchange (NEX), announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Special Agent ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2019
News Release: A married Clinton couple were convicted by a federal jury today of one count of conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and four counts of filing false income tax returns, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur for the District of Maryland.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 7, 2019
News Release: MIAMI, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Gorman General Contractors LLC – based in Oregon, Wisconsin – has paid $34,330 in back wages and fringe benefits to 20 employees for violating labor provisions of the Davis Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA).
By Labor Gazette | Jun 7, 2019
News Release: DAVIDSON, NC – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), North Harbor Club LLC – a restaurant based in Davidson, North Carolina – has paid $16,859 in back wages and liquidated damages to 18 employees for violating the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Jun 7, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced $1.5 million in grant funding available to recruit, mentor, train, and retain more women in quality apprenticeship programs and pursue careers in manufacturing, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and health care, among other industries.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 7, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is urging employers, workers, and the public to be aware of the hazards that may exist while conducting cleanup work following the recent tornados in Kansas and Missouri.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 7, 2019
News Release: DENVER, CO – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited UHS of Centennial Peaks LLC – operating as Centennial Peaks Hospital in Louisville, Colorado – for failing to protect employees from violence in the workplace. The company faces penalties of $32,392.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 7, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta today issued the following statement regarding the May 2019 Employment Situation report: "May's job report added 75,000 jobs. We seek to continue job growth by opening more opportunities through policies like USMCA moving forward.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2019
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2019
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2019
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jun 7, 2019
The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 7, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 7, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a nine page rule on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 7, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
