BCI also preparing to offer new certifications this fall. Oak Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2013. The South Suburban College Business & Career Institute recently received a $150,000 Employer Training Investment Program (ETIP) grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) that will be utilized to supplement up to[Read More…]
Year: 2013
P&G Voluntarily Recalls Limited Quantity of Dry Pet Food Due to Possible Health Risk
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2013. The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) has voluntarily recalled specific lots of dry pet food because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. These lots were distributed in the United States and represent roughly one-tenth of one percent (0.1%) of annual production. No[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing with Maj. Gen. McConville from the Pentagon Briefing Room, Aug. 14, 2013
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 14, 2013. CMDR. BILL SPEAKS: Good morning here in the briefing room, and good evening in — I’m sorry, in Bagram. I’d like to welcome Major General James McConville to the briefing — Pentagon briefing room. Major General McConville is the commanding general of the Combined Joint Task[Read More…]
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…]
Lawsuit Alleges that State Farm Stacks Illinois Court Against Individuals
New Report Outlines How to Limit the Influence of Corporate Campaign Cash on the Illinois Justice System Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2013. News dropped last week that Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier could face questions under oath about his vote to overturn a $1 billion verdict against State Farm after[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…]
