Pittsburgh–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2012 – Leo W. Gerard, president of the United Steelworkers (USW) reacted today to a new global labor rights report that cites Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney as having “knowingly invested in a brutal Chinese Dongguan sweatshop,” while CEO for Bain Capital through the affiliated Brookside Fund for[Read More…]
Month: October 2012
FTC Issues Revised ‘Green Guides’
Will Help Marketers Avoid Making Misleading Environmental Claims Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2012. The Federal Trade Commission issued revised “Green Guides” that are designed to help marketers ensure that the claims they make about the environmental attributes of their products are truthful and non-deceptive. The revisions to the FTC’s Green Guides[Read More…]
DOT Fines British Airways for Violating Price Advertising, International Baggage Compensation Rules
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2012. British Airways violated the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) rules on full-fare advertising as well an international treaty on reimbursements for mishandled baggage, DOT said today. The Department fined the carrier $250,000 and ordered it to cease and desist from further violations. “Consumers deserve fair treatment[Read More…]
Department of Education Awards $14.3 Million for 51 Grants to Boost Veterans’ Success in Higher Education
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 1, 2012. The U.S. Department of Education announced the award of $14,392,377 for 51 Veterans Upward Bound projects, which will help some 6,831 veterans acquire the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in college. The projects aim to increase the college-going and completion rates of low-income, first-generation[Read More…]
$24 Million in Grants Awarded to 22 States to Improve Training Systems to Help Children with Disabilities
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2012. The U.S. Department of Education announced today the award of $24 million in grants to 22 states to improve personnel training systems to help children with disabilities. States receiving grants are: Alabama, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New[Read More…]
American Express Ordered to Pay $85 Million Refund to Consumers Harmed by Illegal Credit Card Practices
Federal Regulators Fine American Express an Additional $27.5 Million WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2012. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced an enforcement action with orders requiring three American Express subsidiaries to refund an estimated $85 million to approximately 250,000 customers for illegal card practices. This action is the result[Read More…]
New Definition of Autism in Updated Psychiatric Clinical Manual Will Not Exclude Most Children with Autism
Study Examines Newly Proposed DSM-5 Criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2012 — Parents should not worry that proposed changes to the medical criteria redefining a diagnosis of autism will leave their children excluded and deemed ineligible for psychiatric and medical care, says a team of researchers led[Read More…]
Risk Gene for Alzheimer’s Disease Associated With Lower Brain Amyloid
NIH study reveals multiple mechanisms may play role in complex disorder Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2012. Researchers investigating a known gene risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease discovered it is associated with lower levels of beta amyloid — a brain protein involved in Alzheimer’s — in cognitively healthy older people. The findings[Read More…]
Statement from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2012. In October, during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we remember those who have lost their lives to breast cancer, and those who are battling it now, by recommitting ourselves to their fight and spreading the word of the importance of prevention and early detection. Despite significant[Read More…]
Supreme Court Will Not Review Roadless Area Protections
Roadless Rule remains the law of the land Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2012. Today the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request by the State of Wyoming to review the legality of the Roadless Rule, which protects approximately 46 million acres of pristine National Forest lands. Wyoming lost its challenge to the[Read More…]
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