News from September 2019
By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2019
News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE - Beginning on Sept. 28, 2019, the National Park Service (NPS) will allow Class 1 electric bicycles (e-bikes) where traditional bicycles are allowed in Acadia National Park consistent with. The policy defines Class 1 e-bikes as electric bicycles equipped with a motor that provides...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2019
News Release: FARMINGTON - The National Park Service announces the winter hours of operation for visitor facilities at Fort Necessity NB and Friendship Hill NHS, located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, on behalf of the Trump Administration, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan signed two arrangements with the Government of Honduras to expand bilateral initiatives to confront irregular migration through Central America. The signings, which took place at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security headquarters in Washington, will increase collaboration between the two countries on key issues.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced today a health care fraud law enforcement action in Detroit, Chicago and Minnesota. Charges were filed against 20 individuals in the Eastern District of Michigan for their alleged involvement in Medicare ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: The Justice Department today filed a Statement of Interest explaining that the First Amendment protects the right of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis to interpret and apply Catholic doctrine. The lawsuit was brought against the Archdiocese by a former teacher who was fired from a Catholic ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: A Brooklyn, New York, businessman pleaded guilty today to failing to collect, truthfully account for, and pay over employment taxes, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division. According to documents and information provided to ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: A Cuban citizen and high-ranking official in the Cuban government living in Miami, Florida, was sentenced to six months in prison for making false statements in his application for lawful permanent residence and for theft of government funds.
By Fed Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have adopted a final rule that increases the threshold for residential real estate transactions requiring an appraisal from $250,000 to $400,000.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: WEST POINT, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Hyundai Transys Georgia Powertrain Inc. – operating as Powertech America Inc. – for exposing employees to struck-by and fall hazards after a fatality at the company’s West Point, Georgia, facility. The automobile transmission manufacturer faces $68,194 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: CHARLOTTE, NC – Bank of America has agreed to pay $4.2 million in back wages and interest to resolve alleged hiring discrimination violations found at several of the bank’s facilities during routine compliance evaluations by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).
By Labor Gazette | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor today released the 18th annual edition of its Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor. The report, prepared by the Department's Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), shines a spotlight on child labor globally and assesses the progress some countries have made in upholding their international commitments to eliminate this practice.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of additional National Dislocated Worker Grant funding of $2,268,997 to the Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program, Inc. (EKCEP). The funding will provide continued employment and training services to dislocated workers ...
By Labor Gazette | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $3,590,635 in additional funding to the Texas Workforce Commission for a National Dislocated Worker Grant currently serving dislocated workers at Fort Hood and Red River Army Depot (RRAD), located in Killeen and Texarkana, Texas, ...
By DOT News Wire | Sep 27, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a six page rule on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 27, 2019
The US Labor Department published a seven page rule on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Sep 27, 2019
The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 27, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a six page proposed rule on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 27, 2019
The US Labor Department published a three page proposed rule on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 27, 2019
The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 27, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
