News published on Federal Newswire in March 2020

News from March 2020


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Dollar Tree Stores Inc. for Exposing Employees to Exit, Storage and Fire Hazards at Massachusetts Store

News Release: BRAINTREE, MA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Dollar Tree Stores Inc. for exit, storage and fire hazards at a store in Boston, Massachusetts. The national discount retailer faces $523,745 in penalties.


U.S. Department of Labor Announces Final Rule To Increase Financial Transparency for Unions

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) today announced a final rule to establish the “Form T-1” Trust Annual Report that requires unions to file annual financial reports concerning their trusts. These annual reports will increase the financial transparency ...


U.S. Department of Labor Finds Florida-based Farm Labor Contractor Violated Guest Worker Visa Requirements at 5 North Carolina Farms

News Release: RALEIGH, NC – After a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation, SBHLP Inc. – a Lake Placid, Florida-based H-2A labor contractor that supplied workers for five North Carolina farms – is required to pay $224,249 in wages to 194 employees for violating requirements of the H-2A visa program. The department also assessed the employer a $239,430 civil penalty and debarred the labor contractor for 3 years.


Southern California Sleep Study Clinic Owner Sentenced After U.S. Department of Labor Uncovers Healthcare Fraud

News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the Office of Inspector General, a federal court has sentenced Anna Vishnevsky to 37 months in prison, and ordered her to make $2,747,071 in restitution for defrauding the healthcare ...


The US Commerce Department published an eight page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.