News from December 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2020
News Release: Cameroonian Operator Charged in Fraudulent Online "Puppy Scam" that Exploited the COVID-19 Pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - The U.S. Attorney’s Office filed a lawsuit today alleging that a property manager in Chicopee violated the Fair Housing Act by subjecting female tenants to sexual harassment.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 7, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 14 Virginia counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in who suffered losses caused by recent natural disasters may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2020
News Release: A Maryland man pleaded guilty today to filing a false claim for his role in a scheme to divert hundreds of thousands of dollars in State Department funds to his own use. Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Rabbitt of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John F. Sopko, and the Department of State’s Assistant Inspector General for Investigations Michael Ryan made the announcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2020
News Release: The United States filed a civil complaint to stop a California company from distributing unapproved and misbranded drugs and adulterated animal drugs, the Department of Justice announced today.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 4, 2020
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board announced on Friday that results from its second round of bank stress tests will be released on Friday, Dec. 18, at 4:30 p.m. EST.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 4, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Nov. 26, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations arising from 255 inspections for violations relating to coronavirus, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $3,403,139.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 4, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia issued the following statement regarding the November 2020 Employment Situation Report: “The economy continued to add jobs in November, with a 344,000 increase in private sector payrolls and labor demand continuing to grow in most sectors. However, ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 4, 2020
News Release: MOMENCE, IL - The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a conciliation agreement with Baker & Taylor LLC to resolve allegations of race and gender-based hiring discrimination against Black and male applicants at the company’s Momence, Illinois, distribution facility. While not admitting liability ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 4, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today applauded the efforts of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection for combatting forced labor in China with the issuance of a withhold release order on cotton harvested or processed by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, including any products made from that cotton, such as apparel, garments and textiles. The order prevents the importation of these goods into the U.S.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 4, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia issued the following statement regarding the November 2020 Employment Situation Report: “The economy continued to add jobs in November, with a 344,000 increase in private sector payrolls and labor demand continuing to grow in most sectors. However, ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 4, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Nov. 26, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations arising from 255 inspections for violations relating to coronavirus, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $3,403,139.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 4, 2020
News Release: MOMENCE, IL - The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a conciliation agreement with Baker & Taylor LLC to resolve allegations of race and gender-based hiring discrimination against Black and male applicants at the company’s Momence, Illinois, distribution facility. While not admitting liability ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 4, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today applauded the efforts of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection for combatting forced labor in China with the issuance of a withhold release order on cotton harvested or processed by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, including any products made from that cotton, such as apparel, garments and textiles. The order prevents the importation of these goods into the U.S.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 4, 2020
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 4, 2020
The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Dec. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 4, 2020
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Dec 4, 2020
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Dec 4, 2020
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 4, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Dec. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
