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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

SOURCE: www.justice.gov WASHINGTON – A medical assistant was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services announced.  Guy Ross was also sentenced by [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.blogs.usdoj.gov Following the ruling today out of the Northern District Court in Florida on the Affordable Care Act, Tracy Schmaler, Deputy Director of the Office of Public Affairs released the following statement: “The department intends to appeal this ruling [...] Read More