News from January 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Samuel Snader, age 39, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, and Hector Colon, age 30, of Puerto Rico, were indicted on January 5, 2021, by a federal grand jury and charged with conspiracy to manufacture and deal firearms, and manufacturing and dealing firearms without a license.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: BELLEVUE, WA - A federal investigation has uncovered overtime pay violations at a Bellevue restaurant that state labor investigators in Washington cited in 2020 for underpaying workers.
By Fed Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday reiterated its supervisory expectations for large banks' risk management with investment funds. The supervisory message follows a review by the Board of the default and failure of Archegos Capital Management, a concentrated and leveraged fund.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas today delivered the Oath of Office to Chris Magnus, the fifth Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a pilot program in select cities where ICE law enforcement officers will begin to wear body worn cameras for pre-planned operations.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security announced its commitment to adopt a definition of statelessness for immigration purposes and enhance protections for stateless individuals living in the United States. Through the adoption of a standardized definition of statelessness, the Department will ensure it can recognize unique barriers encountered by stateless persons and better identify and protect such individuals.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Today, U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh visited the Port of Los Angeles to discuss the Biden-Harris administration’s historic economic growth and the easing of supply chain disruptions. Secretary Walsh provided remarks alongside leadership from the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Rep. Nannette Barragán, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, Fire Prevention and Safety Grants grant opened on Jan. 12.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has extended the comment period for the COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard to Jan. 19, 2022. OSHA extended the comment period by 45 days to allow stakeholders additional time to review the ETS and collect information and data necessary for comment.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: NEW YORK - A federal workplace safety investigation has found a Queens construction contractor failed to provide and ensure the use of effective fall protection safeguards that would have prevented the death of a worker who fell about 60 feet from a roof on May 27, 2021, during demolition of a Brooklyn building.
By State Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
The US State Department published a one page notice on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: MOBILE, AL - As the nation’s largest discount retailer, Dollar General stores are widely known by shoppers in 46 states for their low-price merchandise. At the U.S. Department of Labor, the company is recognized for its long history of violations and repeated failures to protect its workers from on-the-job hazards.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - In 2010, an estimated 500 people in Washington state died by overdose , 83 percent of them blamed on controlled substances. A decade later, fatal overdoses claimed more than 1,726 residents’ lives. Of those, controlled substances, including opioids, led to 886 - or nearly 51 percent - of these deaths.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – Secretary of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas, National Cyber Director Chris Inglis, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly, and DHS Under Secretary for Policy Rob Silvers met yesterday with industry leaders in technology, business, and cybersecurity to discuss how the federal government and the private sector can better and more proactively partner to tackle the most pressing cybersecurity challenges.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: MANCHESTER, NH - A Vermont-based insulation and roofing contractor’s disregard of federal laws has led to the recovery of $163,492 in back wages and civil money penalties to resolve violations of the H-2B guest worker visa program and Fair Labor Standards Act. The company violated protections for seasonal workers employed under H-2B guest worker visas, as well as its year-round, non H-2B workers.
By Fed Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: Statement by Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome H. Powell: Thank you, Mr. President.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly and Rep. Jody Hice, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, sent letters to several federal agencies requesting information about the implementation of the Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic (CASES) for Constituents...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2022
News Release: CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration , Illinois On-Site Safety and Health Consultation Program, Lakeside Alliance and key participants will sign a strategic partnership to prevent serious hazards and enhance workplace safety and health practices for workers constructing the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park on Chicago’s South side.
