News from May 2019
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2019
News Release: A federal jury in Charlotte, North Carolina, convicted a former tax return preparer of filing false tax returns for her clients and herself, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney R. Andrew Murray for the Western District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – Daniel Jenkins, 20, and Daryl Henry, 22, were charged by a federal grand jury in a superseding indictment unsealed yesterday with conspiracy to commit hate crimes, kidnapping, and carjacking, announced Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2019
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that Amcor Limited will be required to divest three manufacturing facilities and other assets in order to proceed with its $6.8 billion acquisition of Bemis Company Inc. The Department said that, without the divestiture, the proposed acquisition would eliminate competition between two of only three significant suppliers of three medical packaging products that are critical to the safe transportation and use of medical devices.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2019
News Release: Yesterday, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas announced the indictment of a darknet drug dealer who has been indicted for leveraging Bitcoin’s apparent anonymity to sell fentanyl online. The charges against him are the result of the first nationwide undercover operation targeting darknet ...
By Fed Newswire | May 30, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON—The federal bank regulatory agencies issued a final rule that will adopt without change the agencies' interim final rule issued in August 2018, amending their liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) rules to treat certain municipal obligations as high-quality liquid assets (HQLA).
By Fed Newswire | May 30, 2019
News Release: On May 30, 2019, the Federal Reserve conducted a floating-rate offering of term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility. The operation offered seven-day term deposits with the rate set equal to the sum of the interest rate paid on excess reserves plus a fixed spread of 1 basis point.
By Fed Newswire | May 30, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the appointment of Winona H. Varnon as director of its Management Division, effective June 1, 2019.
By Labor Gazette | May 30, 2019
News Release: TROY, MI – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found violations of the labor provisions of the H-1B visa program, Populus Group – based in Troy, Michigan – will pay $1,145,256 in back wages to 594 employees.
By Labor Gazette | May 30, 2019
News Release: SIMPSONVILLE, SC – LCV Jalisco Inc. – a restaurant based in Simpsonville, South Carolina – has paid $92,670 in back wages to nine employees after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found the employer violated the minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | May 30, 2019
News Release: NASHVILLE, TN – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Capstone Pediatrics PLLC – a Nashville, Tennessee-based pediatric clinic enterprise – will pay $92,510 in back wages to 31 employees for violating the overtime, minimum wage, and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | May 30, 2019
News Release: WAYNESVILLE, NC – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Vandelay Stone Tops Inc. – a granite and quartz countertop installation company based in Waynesville, North Carolina – has paid $23,348 in back wages and liquidated damages to 13 employees for violations of the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | May 30, 2019
News Release: JACKSON, GA – Buckner's Family Restaurant LLC – a family restaurant based in Jackson, Georgia – has paid $100,326 in back wages and liquidated damages to 26 employees after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found the employer violated the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | May 30, 2019
News Release: TAMPA, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has debarred Pro-Fit Development Inc. – a development, construction, and roofing contractor based in Tampa, Florida – after an investigation found the employer violated requirements of the Davis Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA). Debarment prohibits the employer from bidding on federally funded construction projects for three years.
By DOT News Wire | May 30, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on May 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 30, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 30, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 30, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | May 30, 2019
The US State Department published a one page notice on May 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 30, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 30, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on May 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
