Month: May 2018

Donald T. Barclay mugshot

Manager of Chicago Car Dealership Charged with Running Massive Theft Ring, Pocketing Over $1.5 Million

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Donald T. Barclay, 56, was charged in Cook County Circuit Court with running a large-scale theft scam through his car dealership and defrauding area residents and lenders of more than $1.5 million Barclay, who now resides in Scottsdale, Arizona, was charged with: One count[Read More…]

Velox Express

Attorney General Madigan Joins 11 Other Attorney Generals Filing Brief in Support of Misclassified Employees’ Right to Organize

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan, along with 11 other Attorneys General, filed an amicus brief with the National Labor Relations Board in support of a decision against Velox Express Inc. that concluded its misclassification of employees as independent contractors constituted an unfair labor practice in[Read More…]

e-liquids

FDA, FTC Take Action Against Companies Misleading Kids with e-liquids that Resemble Children’s Juice Boxes, Candies and Cookies

Warning letters are part of joint effort to protect youth from dangers of nicotine and tobacco products and part of FDA’s new Youth Tobacco Prevention Plan Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2018 Contacts:  Michael Felberbaum and Mitchell Katz As part of ongoing efforts to protect youth from the dangers of nicotine[Read More…]

Drug Policy Alliance

Doctors Should Save the Lives of People Who Use Drugs, Not Debate How Many Second Chances One Deserves

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2018 Drug Policy Alliance Blog By: Widney Brown There is something seriously wrong when doctors are blaming people who inject drugs for poor health rather than asking why government, at the local, state, and federal levels are not taking measures that are proven to protect the health[Read More…]

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