News from September 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: The Department of Justice issued today the Merger Remedies Manual, which provides a framework for the Antitrust Division to structure and implement appropriate relief that preserves competition in merger cases. The Merger Remedies Manual updates the Antitrust Division’s 2004 Policy Guide to Merger Remedies.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: Each weekday, the Department of Justice will highlight a case that has resulted from Operation Legend. Today’s case is out of the Northern District of Ohio. Operation Legend launched in Cleveland on July 29, 2020, in response to the city facing increased homicide and non-fatal shooting rates.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment against one company and four individuals for their roles in a long-running conspiracy to fix prices, rig bids, and allocate markets for ready-mix concrete in the greater Savannah, Georgia area, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: A North Carolina man pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge James C. Dever III in the Eastern District of North Carolina on charges that his company, Garland F. Fulcher Seafood Company Inc. (Garland Fulcher), at his direction, falsely labeled hundreds of thousands dollars’ worth of foreign crabmeat ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: Three Peruvian men have been sentenced to significant terms of incarceration for operating a large fraud and extortion scheme, the Department of Justice announced. The three men managed and operated call centers based in Lima and Cajamarca, Peru, which used government impersonation, lies, and threats to steal money from thousands of Spanish-speaking victims in the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: The Justice Department today announced that it has reached an agreement with the City of San Antonio, Texas to resolve allegations that the city violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by auctioning or otherwise disposing of cars owned by protected servicemembers without first obtaining court ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: Attorney General William P. Barr announced today that Antoinette T. Bacon has been designated as the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 3345(a)(3). Bacon will replace U.S. Attorney Grant C. Jaquith, who announced his resignation upon his appointment as a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: A New Jersey attorney was arrested today and charged with fraudulently obtaining approximately $9 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Rabbitt of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito of the District of New Jersey.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: A Richmond, Virginia, businessman pleaded guilty today to failing to collect, truthfully account for, and pay over employment taxes, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger for the Eastern District of Virginia.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: HIALEAH, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Roepnack Corp. – a construction contractor based in Miami Beach, Florida – has paid $124,075 in back wages and fringe benefits to 20 employees, for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA).
By Labor Gazette | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is currently engaged in an education and compliance assistance initiative to help employers in the Southeast understand their obligations to employees during natural disaster recovery efforts.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is currently engaged in an education and compliance assistance initiative to help employers in the Southeast understand their obligations to employees during natural disaster recovery efforts.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 3, 2020
News Release: HIALEAH, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Roepnack Corp. – a construction contractor based in Miami Beach, Florida – has paid $124,075 in back wages and fringe benefits to 20 employees, for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA).
By DOT News Wire | Sep 3, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Sept. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 3, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Sept. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 3, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on Sept. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Sep 3, 2020
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Sept. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 3, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Sept. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 3, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2020
The US Interior Department published a six page notice on Sept. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
