News from February 2020
By USDA Newswire | Feb 28, 2020
News Release: ELMENDORF, Texas, Feb. 28, 2020 – Today, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced a $19 million investment in three, high-speed broadband infrastructure projects that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for almost 7,000 rural households, 46 farms, 32 pre-subscribed businesses, 19 critical ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 28, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Feb. 28, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued a memo (PDF, 1.2 MB) today directing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to acquire alternative fueled vehicles (AFV) when replacing conventionally fueled vehicles. USDA owns and operates one of the largest ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 28, 2020
News Release: Perdue Commends “DJ” LaVoy on Retirement and Successful Career (Washington, D.C., Feb. 28, 2020) – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Bette Brand will serve as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development (RD) Deputy Under Secretary following the retirement of Donald “DJ” LaVoy.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2020
News Release: Today, the Justice Department and Tufts Medical Center entered into a settlement agreement to ensure equal access for individuals with disabilities at Tufts’ facilities in Boston, Massachusetts. The agreement resolves a compliance review under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Under ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2020
News Release: Diversicare Health Services Inc., has agreed to pay $9.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting false claims to Medicare for rehabilitation therapy services that were not reasonable, necessary, or skilled, the Department of Justice announced today. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2020
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that the owners and developers of 11 multi-family housing complexes in Puerto Rico, whose buildings include more than 650 rental units, have agreed to pay a combined $335,000 to resolve claims that they violated the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2020
News Release: A federal jury in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, found Nvahbulai Quisiah guilty today of conspiracy to defraud the United States, preparing false client tax returns, wire fraud, and identity theft, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2020
News Release: A Massachusetts-based accountant who was charged along with three others in connection with a decades-long criminal scheme perpetrated by Mossack Fonseca & Co. (Mossack Fonseca), a Panamanian-based global law firm, and its related entities, pleaded guilty today to wire and tax fraud, money laundering, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2020
News Release: A Bloomington, Illinois man was sentenced today to 30 years in prison followed by lifetime supervised release for production and possession of child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney John C. Milhiser of the Central District of Illinois. U.S. District Court Judge James E. Shadid pronounced the sentence.
By Fed Newswire | Feb 28, 2020
News Release: The fundamentals of the U.S. economy remain strong. However, the coronavirus poses evolving risks to economic activity. The Federal Reserve is closely monitoring developments and their implications for the economic outlook. We will use our tools and act as appropriate to support the economy.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 28, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, OR – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Landmark Ford Inc. – a car dealership in Tigard, Oregon – has paid $27,451 to resolve child labor violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Feb 28, 2020
News Release: O’FALLON, MO ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited R&R Contracting Services Inc. after an employee suffered fatal injuries when he was crushed by a powered industrial truck at the company’s O’Fallon, Missouri, facility in September 2019. OSHA cited the portable restroom service provider for nine serious violations, and proposed penalties of $52,626.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 28, 2020
News Release: FREMONT, NE ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Interstate Commodities – based in Troy, New York – for grain handling violations after an employee was fatally engulfed in a grain bin at the company’s Fremont, Nebraska, facility in September 2019. The company faces $228,592 in penalties, and has been placed in OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 28, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, OR – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Landmark Ford Inc. – a car dealership in Tigard, Oregon – has paid $27,451 to resolve child labor violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Feb 28, 2020
News Release: FREMONT, NE ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Interstate Commodities – based in Troy, New York – for grain handling violations after an employee was fatally engulfed in a grain bin at the company’s Fremont, Nebraska, facility in September 2019. The company faces $228,592 in penalties, and has been placed in OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 28, 2020
News Release: O’FALLON, MO ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited R&R Contracting Services Inc. after an employee suffered fatal injuries when he was crushed by a powered industrial truck at the company’s O’Fallon, Missouri, facility in September 2019. OSHA cited the portable restroom service provider for nine serious violations, and proposed penalties of $52,626.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 28, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 28, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Feb 28, 2020
The US State Department published a one page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 28, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
