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SOURCE: www.help.senate.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), a longtime champion of disability rights, this week urged New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to select a wheelchair accessible taxi in the city’s “Taxi of Tomorrow” competition with the goal [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today unveiled a new National Vaccine Plan to enhance coordination of all aspects of federal vaccine and immunization activities. Its goal is to ensure that all Americans can access the [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that it will split the agency’s jurisdiction over southern West Virginia coal mines into two separate districts, a process that will begin in [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.nalc.org The U.S. Postal Service received mixed news from the Obama administration Feb. 14 when the White House released its proposed budget for the 2012 fiscal year. The White House reaffirmed its commitment to six-day mail delivery by proposing [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.www.justice.gov Related Action Charges Four Other Defendants with Additional Offenses WASHINGTON – Twenty individuals, including three doctors, were charged today in the Southern District of Florida for various health care fraud, kickback and money laundering charges related to their [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.maloney.house.gov Government should follow majority of private employers, Reps Say WASHINGTON, DC –  In the 18th Anniversary month of passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in 1993, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Gerald Connolly (D-VA) and Steny [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov Mine deaths are not inevitable, says agency head ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration today issued a fatality alert to the mining community profiling the causes of and circumstances surrounding the [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.opm.gov Will advise OPM Director on ways to improve hiring outreach to the Hispanic community Washington, DC – The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) launched the Hispanic Council on Federal Employment to advise the Director of OPM on leading [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov New resources available to increase awareness of new program for the uninsured The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today made new resources available to the media, consumer groups, states, health care providers, and others to [...] Read More

SOURCE: blogs.usdoj.gov February 10th, 2011 Posted by Tracy Russo This week, the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) hosted a webcast, which joined [...] Read More