News from January 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 6, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh man has been charged federally with illegal possession of an unregistered destructive device and being a felon in possession of a destructive device after throwing an incendiary device from a moving vehicle on Jan. 3, 2021 in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood, United States Attorney Scott Brady announced today.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 6, 2021
News Release: Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), made the following statement after the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule to establish criteria for determining whether workers are employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 6, 2021
News Release: Vivint Smart Home Inc. (Vivint), based in Provo, Utah, has agreed to pay the United States $3.2 million to resolve allegations under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) that Vivint employees made false statements to secure financing for customers’ purchases ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 6, 2021
News Release: On Jan. 5, 2021, President Donald J. Trump signed H.R. 8354, the Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act of 2020, a bill to permanently establish the Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative, or “SVI”, within the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 6, 2021
News Release: The Department of Justice Spokesman Marc Raimondi issued the following statement: "On Dec. 24, 2020, the Department of Justice’s Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) learned of previously unknown malicious activity linked to the global SolarWinds incident that has affected multiple federal ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 6, 2021
News Release: Acting Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen issued the following statement: "The violence at our Nation’s Capitol Building is an intolerable attack on a fundamental institution of our democracy. From the outset, the Department of Justice has been working in close coordination with the Capitol Police and ...
By Fed Newswire | Jan 6, 2021
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on December 15–16, 2020.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 6, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a final rule clarifying the standard for employee versus independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Jan 6, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a final rule clarifying the standard for employee versus independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By DOT News Wire | Jan 6, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the Trump Administration will award more than $41 million to 15 teams in 15 states through two Department of Transportation design challenges to improve transportation access to persons with disabilities and individuals with mobility challenges.
By State News Post | Jan 6, 2021
The US State Department published a two page notice on Jan. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jan 6, 2021
The US State Department published a two page notice on Jan. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | Jan 6, 2021
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Jan. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jan 6, 2021
The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Jan. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Jan 6, 2021
The US Energy Department published an eight page rule on Jan. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 6, 2021
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Jan. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 6, 2021
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Jan. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 6, 2021
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Jan. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 6, 2021
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jan 6, 2021
The US Commerce Department published a seven page notice on Jan. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
