News from October 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: The United States has filed a civil suit in the Middle District of Georgia seeking to bar Stacy Lee and Heather Lee from owning or operating a tax return preparation business, and preparing tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: The United States and Australia and have entered into formal negotiations for a bilateral agreement under the U.S. Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (the CLOUD Act), as the first step towards significantly boosting law enforcement cooperation between the two allies, with strong protections for rule of law, privacy and civil liberties.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: The Department of Justice today announced that it reached an agreement with the Commonwealth of Virginia to resolve its investigation of the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC), pursuant to the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), 42 U.S.C. §2000cc. The investigation and ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Two former corrections officers at the Jackson County Detention Center have been convicted by a federal jury of physically assaulting an inmate in violation of his Constitutional protection against unreasonable force.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Today, Attorney General William P. Barr and Australian Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton hosted a government-industry roundtable discussion titled, “Shaping a Trusted Technology Ecosystem,” with more than a dozen representatives from the tech-industry landscape.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: The Department of Justice today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, explaining that a Maine law that bans religious schools from the state’s school tuition program violates the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. The majority of ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: A federal jury in Texas found a physician who was the owner and operator of a medical clinic in Houston, Texas, guilty today of participating in a $16 million Medicare fraud scheme in which she signed false and fraudulent “plans of care” and other medical documents for purported home health services.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Today, the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce announced that it will add 28 Chinese governmental and commercial organizations to the Entity List for engaging in or enabling activities contrary to the foreign policy interests of the United States. This action constricts the ...
By Labor Gazette | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposed rule for tip provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) implementing provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 (CAA). The proposal would also codify existing Wage and Hour Division (WHD) guidance into a rule.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: DELAWARE, OH – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Liberty Casting Company for exposing employees to crystalline silica above the permissible exposure levels at the Delaware, Ohio, foundry. The company faces $270,048 in proposed penalties for three repeated and 18 serious health violations.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 7, 2019
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 7, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 7, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Oct 7, 2019
The US State Department published a two page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Oct 7, 2019
The US State Department published a one page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 7, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 7, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 7, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 7, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
