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SOURCE: www.dol.gov Rule would eliminate potential POV notification and use of final orders in review ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that a proposed rule to revise its pattern of violations [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.sanders.senate.gov The architect of a plan to end Social Security and Medicare as we know it was tapped to deliver the Republican response to the State of the Union address on Tuesday. Sen. Bernie Sanders said Rep. Paul Ryan’s [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.justice.gov WASHINGTON – The United States has filed a complaint against Boston Scientific Corp. and related Guidant entities under the False Claims Act for conduct relating to certain of its cardiac devices, the Justice Department announced today. The United [...] Read More

SOURCE:www.justice.gov WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced an agreement with Fairfax County, Va., to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. The agreement was reached under Project Civic Access (PCA), the department’s wide-ranging initiative [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov Joint DOJ & HHS  efforts result in largest sum ever recovered in single year; new rules under the Affordable Care Act will keep fraudulent providers and suppliers out of Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP and avoid payments of fraudulent claims [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced that it has temporarily withdrawn from review by the Office of Management and Budget its proposal to restore a column for work-related musculoskeletal disorders [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.stark.house.gov H.R. 413, the Defense and Deficit Reduction Act, Would Save $182 Billion WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) introduced H.R. 413, the Defense and Deficit Reduction Act, to take defense spending back to 2008 levels for the [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.help.senate.gov WASHINGTON – Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced the Committee will meet on Thursday at 10:00 A.M.to examine how the Affordable Care Act protects consumers against insurance industry abuses.  The hearing, [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.help.senate.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today reintroduced major legislation to create a healthier future for America by giving our citizens access to better preventive care and consumer information to encourage healthier lifestyles.  The Healthier Lifestyles and [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.apwu.org The union is “deeply disappointed” by the Postal Service’s announcement — via the Wall Street Journal — that it plans to close as many as 2,000 post offices beginning in March, APWU President Cliff Guffey said Monday. The Postal [...] Read More