Day: February 18, 2016

Black Lives Matter Chicago Declines Invitation to White House

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2016.  Today, civil rights activists and leaders from around the country were invited to the White House for what the Obama administration has called a “first-of-its-kind” intergenerational meeting to discuss “a range of issues, including the Administration’s efforts on criminal justice reform” and “building trust between law enforcement[Read More…]

Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending Feb. 13, 2016

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 18, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending February 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 262,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 269,000. The 4-week moving average was 273,250, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]

Judge Orders Illinois Health Care Provider to Repay More Than $1.73M in Losses to Employee Profit-sharing Plan After Making Improper Distributions

CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2016.   A federal judge has ordered an Illinois home health care provider and two of its officers to repay a total of $1,736,339 to the Alliance Home Healthcare Inc. Profit Sharing Plan. An investigation by the department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration in Chicago found that Palos[Read More…]

ACLU Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Thousands of Kansans Blocked From Voting Over Illegal Documentation Requirement

KANSAS CITY, Kan. —(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2016.   Kansans trying to register to vote at their state Department of Motor Vehicles offices are illegally being forced to provide additional documentation of citizenship, according to a new lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union. As a result, more than 30,000 potential[Read More…]

ACLU Comment on FBI Effort to Force Apple to Unlock iPhone

NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2016.   The American Civil Liberties Union said today that it would support Apple’s legal fight against a court order to help the government unlock an iPhone belonging to one of the people responsible for the San Bernardino shootings. Alex Abdo, staff attorney with the ACLU[Read More…]

Fifty-One Hospitals Pay United States More Than $23 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to Implantation of Cardiac Devices

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2016.  The Department of Justice has reached settlements with 51 hospitals in 15 states for more than $23 million related to cardiac devices that were implanted in Medicare patients in violation of Medicare coverage requirements, the Department of Justice announced today.  These settlements represent the final stage[Read More…]

White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Feb. 17, 2016

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2016 – 1:06 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Nice to see you all.  Welcome back from California, those of you who traveled with the President.  Let me do one quick announcement before we get started — it’s an update to the President’s schedule today. Today,[Read More…]

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