News from June 2020

By USDA Newswire | Jun 5, 2020
News Release: USDA is expanding access to innovative online food purchase program (Washington, D.C., June 5, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from South Dakota to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. ...

By USDA Newswire | Jun 5, 2020
News Release: Pandemic EBT to Feed Children during COVID-19 National Emergency (Washington, D.C., June 5, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Alaska has been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides assistance to families of children eligible for free or reduced-price meals dealing with school closures.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2020
News Release: The United States has filed a complaint seeking to permanently bar Markham, Illinois tax preparer Patricia Rivers, her daughter-in-law, Ki’esha M. Gary, and Rivers’s business, Alpha II Omega Tax, from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The complaint against ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2020
News Release: Four Florida men were charged in an indictment unsealed Thursday for their alleged participation in a compound pharmacy kickback scheme.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 5, 2020
News Release: WEST COVINA, CA – The U.S. Department of Labor will offer a webinar on June 9, 2020, – in Spanish – for garment industry employees and employers in Southern California on the impacts of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).

By Labor Gazette | Jun 5, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of Labor commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Women’s Bureau. This centennial celebration is a recognition of the only federal agency focused exclusively on working women.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 5, 2020
News Release: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited CJM Roofing Inc. – based in West Palm, Florida – for exposing employees to fall and other hazards at three residential worksites in Jensen Beach and Port St. Lucie, Florida. The contractor faces penalties totaling $199,711.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 5, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia issued the following statement on the May 2020 Employment Situation report: “Today’s report shows much higher job creation and lower unemployment than expected, reflecting that the re-opening of the economy in May was earlier, and more robust, than ...

By Labor Gazette | Jun 5, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia issued the following statement on the May 2020 Employment Situation report: “Today’s report shows much higher job creation and lower unemployment than expected, reflecting that the re-opening of the economy in May was earlier, and more robust, than ...

By Labor Gazette | Jun 5, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of Labor commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Women’s Bureau. This centennial celebration is a recognition of the only federal agency focused exclusively on working women.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 5, 2020
News Release: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited CJM Roofing Inc. – based in West Palm, Florida – for exposing employees to fall and other hazards at three residential worksites in Jensen Beach and Port St. Lucie, Florida. The contractor faces penalties totaling $199,711.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 5, 2020
News Release: WEST COVINA, CA – The U.S. Department of Labor will offer a webinar on June 9, 2020, – in Spanish – for garment industry employees and employers in Southern California on the impacts of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).
By Interior Newswire | Jun 5, 2020
The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on June 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 5, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jun 5, 2020
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on June 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jun 5, 2020
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 5, 2020
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jun 5, 2020
The US Justice Department published a five page notice on June 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jun 5, 2020
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on June 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 5, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.