Day: August 14, 2013

Court Allows Groundbreaking Case Against Anti-Gay Religious Leader to Proceed

Historic Ruling Confirms LGBTI Rights as Internationally Recognized Springfield, MA–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2013.  Today, in a first-of-its kind case brought by a Ugandan LGBTI advocacy organization against a prominent U.S. anti-gay extremist, a federal judge ruled that persecution on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is a crime against[Read More…]

Senator Kirk and Congressman Schock Help Veterans Find Jobs, Navigate Disability Claim Process

PEORIA–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2013.  U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and U.S. Representative Aaron Schock today hosted the Central Illinois Veterans Employment and Resources Fair at Bradley University in Peoria to give veterans the opportunity to meet with private sector and government employers, participate in workshops and speak with Veterans Affairs (VA)[Read More…]

Alabama State Employee Sentenced to Prison for Stolen Identity Refund Fraud

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2013. Chequlia Motley of Montgomery, Ala., was sentenced yesterday to serve 36 months in prison for conspiracy and aggravated identity theft,  announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama George L. Beck Jr.  Motley[Read More…]

Justice Department Settles Immigration-related Discrimination Claim Against SOS Employment Group

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2013. The Justice Department today reached an agreement with SOS Employment Group, based in Salt Lake City resolving claims that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The department’s investigation confirmed allegations made by a work-authorized individual that SOS Employment Group[Read More…]

Justice Department Settles Immigration-related Discrimination Claim Against Forever 21

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2013.  The Justice Department announced today that it reached an agreement with Forever 21 resolving allegations that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) when it rejected a work-authorized individual’s Department of Homeland Security-issued Employment Authorization Document (EAD), and required her[Read More…]

Two Idaho Men Sentenced to Prison for Asbestos Violations

Waterline Renovation Project Led to $3,980,000 Cleanup Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2013. Bradley Eberhart, 51, of Garden Valley, Idaho, and Douglas Greiner, 53, of Eagle, Idaho, were sentenced this week in federal court for violating the asbestos work practice standards of the Clean Air Act, announced Robert G. Dreher, Acting Assistant[Read More…]

Remarks by Secretary of State John Kerry on Egypt Aug. 14, 2013

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2013. The United States strongly condemns today’s violence and bloodshed across Egypt. It’s a serious blow to reconciliation and the Egyptian people’s hopes for a transition towards democracy and inclusion. In the past week, at every occasion, perhaps even more than the past week, we and others[Read More…]

Breakfast with South Suburban College Business & Career Institute Presents Healthcare Reform Workshop

South Holland, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 14, 2013. The South Suburban College Business & Career Institute (BCI) presents a Breakfast with BCI Workshop titled “What Businesses Should Know about Healthcare Reform,” facilitated by Butch Zemar, President of Elite Benefits of America.  This event will take place at the South Suburban College Heritage Room,[Read More…]

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