News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022


US Department of Labor recovers more than $17K for illegally terminated employee after Publix Super Markets Inc. violates medical leave protections


A 33-count indictment was unsealed today charging four people with joining together to defraud and commit offenses against the United States, including human trafficking of individuals from Central America, benefiting from forced labor, money laundering, and various other immigration-related offenses, such as harboring undocumented non-citizens.


Gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in the world of work is pervasive across all industries and occupations in the United States and around the world.


A man from Novi was sentenced for orchestrating an unemployment insurance fraud scheme aimed at defrauding the State of Michigan and the U.S. Government of funds earmarked for unemployment assistance during the COVID19 pandemic, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.


A rapper who boasted in a YouTube music video about getting rich quickly by scamming a COVID relief program was sentenced today to 77 months in federal prison.


The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration, the IRS and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. today released informational copies of the 2022 Form 5500, Form 5500-SF, IRS Form 5500-EZ and their related instructions.


A federal investigation has found child labor violations involving 101 minor-aged workers at 13 McDonald’s locations in the greater Pittsburgh area operated by Santonastasso Enterprises LLC, based in Bridgeville.


The Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program, established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, provides funds to severely underfunded multiemployer pension plans and ensures that millions of workers, retirees, and their families receive the pension benefits they earned through many years of hard work.


The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan (Central States Plan).


he Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 5 New York Retirement Fund Pension Plan (Bricklayers Local 5 Plan).


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 Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund (Iron Workers Local 17 Fund).


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 Mid-Jersey Trucking Industry and Teamsters Local 701 Pension Plan (Teamsters 701 Plan).


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 Trucking Employees of North Jersey Welfare Fund Inc. Pension Plan (Trucking Employees Plan).


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 Trucking Employees of North Jersey Welfare Fund Inc. Pension Plan (Trucking Employees Plan).


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 Local 138 Pension Plan (Local 138 Plan).


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 Local 805 Pension and Retirement Plan (Local 805 Plan).


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 Food Employers Labor Relations Association and United Food and Commercial Workers Pension Plan (FELRA Pension Plan).


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 Road Carriers Local 707 Pension Plan (Road Carriers Local 707 Plan).


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 Communications Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters National Pension Plan (Graphic Communications Plan).


Bipartisan E&C Leaders Voice Concern Over Ticketmaster’S Handling Of Ticket Sales For Taylor Swift’S Upcoming Tour

Bipartisan E&C Leaders Voice Concern Over Ticketmaster’S Handling Of Ticket Sales For Taylor Swift’S Upcoming Tour