A child takes a sucker break while his mother finishes filling orders during her job as a material handler, April 1997. Source: AP/Erwin Gebhard Washington, D.C. — (ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2015. Although the United States is moving in the direction of offering more work-life balance to workers through the adoption of policies that[Read More…]
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CAIR Welcomes Congressional Resolution Condemning Anti-Muslim Bigotry
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2015 – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed congressional resolution (H.Res.569) condemning violence, bigotry and hateful rhetoric targeting American Muslims. The resolution, introduced by Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Eleanor Holmes-Norton (D-DC), Joe Crowley[Read More…]
ACLU Challenges Minnesota’s Ban on Medicaid Coverage of Transition-Related Surgery
ST. PAUL, Minn. –(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2015. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Minnesota filed a lawsuit yesterday in Minnesota State Court to challenge the coverage ban on transition-related surgery for transgender people on Medical Assistance and Minnesota Care, the state’s public insurance programs for low-income residents.[Read More…]
Voluntary Recall Notice for Zatarain’s Red Beans and Rice Original
GRETNA, La. –(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2015. Zatarain’s is initiating a voluntary recall of 8 oz boxes of Red Beans and Rice Original with a “BEST BY” date of JUL 31 16Z distributed in the Midwest and Eastern regions of the U.S. The Red Beans and Rice Original product may actually[Read More…]
Drug Overdose Deaths Hit Record Numbers in 2014
Over 47,000 deaths last year, mostly due to opioid pain relievers and heroin Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2015. From 2000 to 2014 nearly half a million Americans died from drug overdoses. Opioid overdose deaths, including both opioid pain relievers and heroin, hit record levels in 2014, with an alarming 14 percent[Read More…]
President Obama Grants Clemency to 95 Individuals; Drug Policy Alliance: The President is Acting; Congress Must Step Up Too
Clemencies Come As Congress Looks More Likely Than Ever To Pass Sentencing Reform Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 18, 2015. Today, President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 95 people incarcerated in federal prison for drug offenses. This follows the commutation of 45 people in July, 22 people in March, and 8 people[Read More…]
Peruvian Man Sentenced for Threatening and Defrauding Spanish-Speaking Consumers Through Fraudulent Call Centers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2015. A resident of Lima, Peru, charged with operating call centers that lied to and threatened Spanish-speaking victims in the United States, convincing them to pay fraudulent settlements, was sentenced today to more than four years in prison in federal district court in Miami, Florida, the Department[Read More…]
Splint Supplier and Its President to Pay Over $10 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2015. Maryland-based splint supplier Dynasplint Systems Inc., and its founder and president, George Hepburn, have agreed to pay approximately $10.3 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by improperly billing Medicare for splints provided to patients in skilled nursing facilities, the Department of[Read More…]
32 Hospitals to Pay U.S. More Than $28 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to Kyphoplasty Billing
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 18, 2015. Thirty-two hospitals located throughout 15 states have agreed to pay the United States a total of more than $28 million to settle allegations that the health care facilities submitted false claims to Medicare for minimally-invasive kyphoplasty procedures, the Justice Department announced today. The Justice Department has[Read More…]
President Obama Grants Commutations and Pardons, Dec. 18, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2015. Today, President Barack Obama granted commutations of sentence to 95 individuals and pardons to two individuals. The President granted commutations of sentence to the following 95 individuals: Donald Allen – Lynn Haven, FL Offense: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession with[Read More…]
