Archive for January, 2012
US Labor Department files complaint to require DeMoulas Super Markets to address hazards at Market Basket stores in Massachusetts and New Hampshire
SOURCE: WWW.DOL.GOV Employees of New England grocery chain exposed to fall and laceration dangers BOSTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s regional solicitor’s office in Boston has filed a complaint against DeMoulas Super Markets Inc., doing business as Market Basket, with the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. The complaint asks the commission to order […]
Veterans and Beneficiaries Receive 2012 Cost of Living Adjustment
SOURCE: www.va.gov Information Available On-Line for E-Benefits Enrollees WASHINGTON – Veterans, their families, and survivors receiving benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs saw a 3.6 percent increase in their compensation and pension benefits beginning January 1. “Veterans, their families and their survivors are entitled to benefits that keep pace with the cost of living,” said […]
Postal Workers Have the Right To Speak Out Against Facility Closures
SOURCE: www.apwu.org Recent notices posted by management have generated questions about APWU members’ right to participate in activities opposing the closure of postal facilities. Postal employees have the right to: Circulate petitions; Participate in public meetings; Encourage others to attend public meetings; Encourage local merchants and business organizations to speak out against postal closings; Contact […]
VA Providing Credit Monitoring to Misidentified Veterans
SOURCE: www.va.gov WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs is offering free credit monitoring to more than 2,200 Veterans whose personal information, including social security numbers, was posted on Ancestry.com following the mistaken release of data through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). “VA places the highest priority upon safeguarding the personal information of our Veterans,” […]
A statement by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
SOURCE: www.hhs.gov In August 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services issued an interim final rule that will require most health insurance plans to cover preventive services for women including recommended contraceptive services without charging a co-pay, co-insurance or a deductible. The rule allows certain non-profit religious employers that offer insurance to their employees […]
Harkin Applauds Deal to Make More New York City Cabs Wheelchair Accessible
SOURCE: www.help.senate.gov WASHINGTON – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, applauded an agreementannounced last night between New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to create 2,000 more wheelchair-accessible cabs. Harkin, a longtime champion of disability rights, sent a letterto New York City Mayor Michael […]
Harkin Calls For Investigation into South Carolina Governor’s Use of Taxpayer Dollars
SOURCE: www.help.senate.gov WASHINGTON – Following revelations that South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley may have dictated the findings of a nonpartisan health care panel funded by taxpayer dollars, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) today called for a federal investigation into whether Governor Haley exploited taxpayer dollars for political purposes. In […]
Harkin, Enzi Welcome Fee Agreements to Speed FDA Review of Medicines
SOURCE: www.help.senate.gov WASHINGTON – Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Mike Enzi (R-WY), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), released the following statement welcoming today’s announcement that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reached agreement with the prescription drug, generic drug, and biosimilar industries on […]
Alpha Natural Resources Inc. and Department of Justice Reach $209 Million Agreement Related to Upper Big Branch Mine Explosion
SOURCE: www.justice.gov WASHINGTON – Alpha Natural Resources Inc. has agreed to make payments and safety investments totaling $209 million in connection with the criminal investigation of the April 5, 2010, explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine (UBB) in Montcoal, W.Va., announced Attorney General Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney R. Booth Goodwin II for the District […]
A.G. SCHNEIDERMAN ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENTS REQUIRING HEALTH INSURERS TO PUBLISH ACCURATE PROVIDER DIRECTORIES
SOURCE: www.ag.ny.gov Consumers Who Were Misled By Their Health Insurers Overpaid To See Providers They Believed Were In-Network Companies To Reform Business Practices To Ensure Accuracy Of Online Information, Pay Restitution To Consumers Who Were Misled Schneiderman: Health Insurers Have An Obligation To Provide Consumers With Accurate Information About Their Coverage NEW YORK– Attorney General […]
