News from December 2020
By Federal Newswire | Dec 12, 2020
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led a hearing entitled "Cleaning Up the C-Suite: Ensuring Accountability for Corporate Criminals" on December 12, 2020. During the hearing, Durbin questioned Department of Justice (DOJ) officials and witnesses, seeking answers about holding individuals accountable for corporate crimes.Durbin first directed his questions to Matthew Olsen, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, regarding the prosecution of Lafarge, a company that paid millions to terrorist groups for permission to...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 12, 2020
News Release: On Dec. 19, Carlsbad Caverns National Park will begin to release nine podcasts to experience the Rock of Ages Program. Two radio theater episodes will be released each weekend for five weeks and made available on the park’s website.
By State Newswire | Dec 12, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul and Chairman Eliot Engel today released the following statement calling for the conviction of Dr. Walid Fitaihi to be overturned and the current travel ban on the Fitaihi family to be lifted.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 12, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Following the Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Pfizer, Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine, the FAA has determined that pilots may receive the vaccine under the conditions of their FAA-issued airman medical certification. FAA Air Traffic Controllers, who are subject to FAA medical clearance, may also receive the vaccine.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 12, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON-Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) applauded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s issuance of an emergency use authorization for the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: On December 13-16, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf will travel to Panama City, Panama and San Salvador, El Salvador to meet with regional counterparts and discuss broader security issues impacting the region. In Panama City, Acting Secretary Wolf will meet with Minister of Public Safety, Juan Manuel Pino Forero to engage in discussions regarding both ongoing and future areas of cooperation between the United States and Panama.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: Yesterday, a federal grand jury in Macon, Georgia, returned a 4-count indictment against former supervisory correctional officer Sergeant Patrick Sharpe, 29, and former correctional officer Jamal Scott, 33, of the Valdosta State Prison (VSP) for their roles in using excessive force against inmates incarcerated at the facility.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: Online child sexual exploitation is a global crime that demands a continued global response. And yet an expansion of the “ePrivacy Directive” slated to take effect in the European Union this month may prohibit tech companies from using some of the most powerful tools available to detect child sexual ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: Assistant Attorney General Beth A. Williams of the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Policy (OLP) announced her departure from the department, effective today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: The Justice Department announced the filing today of a lawsuit against J. Randolph Parry Architects, P.C. and eight owners of multifamily properties designed by the architectural firm.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: The Justice Department today filed a statement of interest in federal district court in Kalamazoo, Michigan, arguing that the Free Exercise Clause of the Constitution requires the state of Michigan to justify why it cannot provide exemptions to its school closing order for in-person instruction at religious high schools when it provides exemptions for trade and technical instruction in person, college sports teams, and other educational activities.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: Attorney General William P. Barr gave the following statement in response to Mexico's proposed legislation. "The Department of Justice is committed to working with the Government of Mexico to fight the transnational criminals who threaten both our nations. As always, our cooperation takes place within ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: A former Dublin, Ohio, man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to conspiring to steal exosome-related trade secrets concerning the research, identification and treatment of a range of pediatric medical conditions.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: The Federal Reserve on Friday released illustrative examples of new charts that will be included in the Federal Open Market Committee's quarterly Summary of Economic Projections (SEP). The new charts show FOMC participants' judgments of uncertainty and risks related to their projections of the change in real gross domestic product, the unemployment rate, personal consumption expenditures (PCE) inflation, and core PCE inflation.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Dec. 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations arising from 263 inspections for violations relating to coronavirus, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $3,504,345.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a final rule establishing a regulatory framework for private employee benefit plans’ fiduciaries to follow when they exercise shareholder rights, including proxy voting, and select and monitor proxy advisory firms.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury today announced a final rule that amends the requirements for grandfathered group health plans and grandfathered group health insurance coverage to preserve their grandfather status.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury today announced a final rule that amends the requirements for grandfathered group health plans and grandfathered group health insurance coverage to preserve their grandfather status.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Dec. 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations arising from 263 inspections for violations relating to coronavirus, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $3,504,345.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a final rule establishing a regulatory framework for private employee benefit plans’ fiduciaries to follow when they exercise shareholder rights, including proxy voting, and select and monitor proxy advisory firms.
