News from December 2022
By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
A former Superintendent of the 6/10 Interchange Construction Project, who falsely represented the origin and environmental quality of railroad ballast (loose stone) and the origin of soil imported into the 6/10 Project, today pleaded guilty in federal court to three counts of making a false statement in connection with a federally funded highway project, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
Tatiana Benjamin and Heaven West Defrauded New York City’s COVID-19 Hotel Room Isolation Program
By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
A Las Vegas woman pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
An Atlantic County man was sentenced today to 37 months for his role in defrauding New Jersey state and local health benefits programs and other insurers by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, Attorney for the United State Vikas Khanna announced.
By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
A former United States Postal Service mail carrier was sentenced today to 41 months in federal prison for scheming to steal more than $250,000 in unemployment insurance (UI) funds by making false claims of COVID-related job losses and for stealing UI debit cards intended for other people on his mail route.
By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
The operator of three northern New Jersey restaurants has learned that not cooperating with a federal investigation and ignoring several federal court orders can get you arrested
By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
Federal investigators have recovered $88,822 in back wages and liquidated damages for 32 workers at a New Albany golf course and country club where the employer required tipped employees to share tips with managers and, by doing so, lost their ability to claim a tip credit under the law.
By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor and the IRS today renewed a memorandum of understanding and added a streamlined process for joint referrals and closer coordination to stop businesses from misclassifying workers and denying them their full wages, benefits and protections under the law.
By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $279,070 in back wages and liquidated damages from a Sioux Falls buffet restaurant that paid kitchen workers a flat monthly salary and denied them overtime wages for hours over 40 in a workweek.
By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $59,049 in back wages and liquidated damages for 10 workers whose Oklahoma restaurant employer ignored overtime and minimum wage regulations, illegally kept a portion of workers’ tips and allowed minors to work more hours per week than permitted and at times not allowed by the federal child labor laws.
By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
Universal HomeCare Service failed to pay 34 workers overtime wages
By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that enforcement and compliance actions by its Employee Benefits Security Administration recovered more than $1.4 billion for retirement, health and welfare benefits plans, participants and beneficiaries in fiscal year 2022.
By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Teamsters Local 617 Pension Plan (Local 617 Plan).
By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Graphic Arts Industry Joint Pension Plan (Graphic Arts Plan).
By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management hosted a virtual summit this week focusing on the importance of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA), and approaches to integrating disability employment across all areas of DEIA in the federal workforce.
By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
Conservation Implementation Strategy (CIS) Project Yankton County Rangeland Improvement Project will soon be underway in Yankton County, SD, serving the community and improving land quality.
By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
USDA to Host Hurricane Recovery Disaster Assistance Outreach December 6 on Pine Island
By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Washington has extended the application deadline for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program - Conservation Incentive Contracts (EQIP-CIC) to Jan. 13, 2023.
By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
NRCS Missouri Announces Accelerated Funding through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Climate Smart Agriculture – Native Forages Initiative
By Press release submission | Dec 19, 2022
State Conservationist Ivan Dozier announced USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will offer funding to help improve fish and wildlife habitat on cropland, forests, streams and prairies in northwestern Illinois through the RCPP.
