CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2011. The U.S. Department of Labor has assessed a total of $277,475 in civil money penalties against three movie theatre companies, Marcus Theatre Corp., Regal Cinemas Inc. and Wehrenberg Inc., for allowing dozens of teens to perform hazardous jobs and work longer hours than allowed by the youth[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, March 2, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Rudolph R. Hizon 22, of Los Angeles, Calif., died Feb. 28, in Logar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. [Read More…]
Class Action Would Address Wal-Mart Employees’ Claims Of Systemic Discrimination Against Women, Says Group
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 1 – The American Civil Liberties Union and the National Women’s Law Center filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court today, along with 32 other organizations, supporting a class action lawsuit filed against Wal-Mart for systemic discrimination against the company’s female employees at stores across the country.[Read More…]
UN General Assembly Suspends Libya From Rights Body
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 March 2011 – The General Assembly today suspended Libya from the United Nations Human Rights Council for “gross and systematic” human rights violations because of President Muammar Al-Qadhafi’s violent repression of peaceful protesters demanding his ouster. The vote by the 192-member Assembly, for which a two-thirds majority was[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation–Read Across America Day, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2011. Hidden in the pages of books are extraordinary worlds and characters that can spark creativity and imagination, and unlock the potential that lies within each of our children. Reading is the foundation upon which all other learning is built, and on Read Across America Day,[Read More…]
White House Conference on Bullying Prevention Set for March 10
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2011. On Thursday, March 10, President Obama, the Department of Education, and the Department of Health and Human Services will welcome students, parents, teachers and others to The White House for a Conference on Bullying Prevention. The conference will bring together communities from across the nation who have[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, March 1, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2011 – 1:00 P.M. EST See below for answers to questions (marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing that required follow up. MR. CARNEY: I just have a couple of things I’d like to start with if I may. First, as you know, on Friday the[Read More…]
Illinois Lawmakers Introduce House and Senate Resolutions Condemning Iran’s Continued Persecution of Baha’i Minority
Wilmette, Illinois home to Baha’i House of Worship for North America WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2011. U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), U.S. Rep. Robert Dold (R-Ill.) and U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) today introduced bipartisan resolutions in the House and Senate calling attention to the continued[Read More…]
Durbin Announces $120,000 in Funding for Community Facility Improvements in Alexis
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development division has awarded a total of $120,000 in Community Facility grant and loan funding to the Village of Alexis in Warren County. The Village of Alexis will use this funding[Read More…]
Durbin: House Republican Cuts to Great Lakes Funding Would Hurt Asian Carp Prevention Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2011. In a meeting with the President’s Special Assistant for the Great Lakes, Cam Davis, and Chairman of the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee, John Goss, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today vowed to work to protect funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. The Continuing Resolution[Read More…]
