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Mikulski Urges Panetta Not To Institute Arbitrary Headcount On Federal Employees
SOURCE: www.mikulski.senate.gov
DOD Plan Would Cap Number Of Federal Employees, Not Contractors
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) has sent a letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta urging him to manage the federal workforce based on cost and workload, not arbitrary head counts. She was joined in the letter by her Senate colleagues Tom Harkin (D-Ia.), [...]
HHS and states move to establish Affordable Insurance Exchanges, give Americans the same insurance choices as members of Congress
SOURCE: www.hhs.gov
Proposed rules offer states flexibility, choices, competition and clout for consumers and small businesses
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a framework to assist states in building Affordable Insurance Exchanges, state-based competitive marketplaces where individuals and small businesses will be able to purchase affordable private health insurance and have the [...]
US Department of Labor extends and aligns applicability dates for retirement plan fee disclosure rules
SOURCE: www.dol.gov
Effective date of service provider fee disclosure now April 1, 2012
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration has issued a final regulation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act to extend and align the applicability dates for its retirement plan fee disclosure rules.
The department published an interim final regulation under [...]
US Labor Department assistant secretary testifies before Senate HELP committee on improving employment opportunities for people with disabilities
SOURCE: www.dol.gov
WASHINGTON — Kathy Martinez, assistant secretary of labor for the Office of Disability Employment Policy, today testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to discuss the U.S. Department of Labor’s public and private partnership initiatives designed to connect people with disabilities and employment opportunities.
“The ultimate goal is to increase [...]
Owner of Fraudulent Physical Therapy Company Pleads Guilty to Medicare Fraud Scheme
SOURCE: www.justice.gov
WASHINGTON – A Miami-area resident and owner of a fraudulent physical therapy company in Lakeland, Fla., pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS) announced.
Jorge Zamora, 48, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo in Tampa, Fla., to [...]
NEW YORK LIFE INSURERS DIRECTED TO IDENTIFY DECEASED POLICYHOLDERS AND PAY UNPAID DEATH BENEFITS
SOURCE: www.ins.state.ny.us
Insurers must identify policyholders who have died using an official government death list and make payments to their beneficiaries
All life insurers licensed to do business in New York are now directed to report on how many death benefits they have not paid because they did not use the official government list of deaths to [...]
Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez Holds a Press Conference Regarding Delaware’s Mental Health System
SOURCE: www.justice.gov
Good morning. Thank you for joining us today to discuss an agreement that will change the lives of thousands of Delaware residents who have mental illness.
This is an exciting and groundbreaking day for the people of Delaware, especially those living with mental illness and their loved ones. The agreement we are announcing today will [...]
Justice Department Sues Nation’s Largest Mortgage Insurance Provider for Discrimination Against Women on Paid Maternity Leave
SOURCE: www.justice.gov
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that it has sued the Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC), the nation’s largest mortgage insurance company, and two of its underwriters, Elgina Cunningham and Kelly Kane, for violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against women on paid maternity leave.
The suit, filed on July 5, 2011, in [...]
Analysis shows that U.S. will not be able to pay nearly half of its obligations once ceiling is reached
SOURCE: www.bipartisanpolicy.org
Washington, D.C. – An analysis released today by the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) confirms that at some point in early August, unless the debt ceiling is raised, the federal government will be unable to meet all of its spending obligations. BPC’s analysis also shows that, after that date, federal spending would be reduced by [...]
Las Vegas Physician to Pay U.S. $5.7 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to Radiation Oncology Services and Other Procedures
SOURCE: justice.gov
WASHINGTON – Rakesh Nathu, a Las Vegas physician, has agreed to pay the United States $5.7 million plus interest to settle allegations that he submitted false claims to federal health care programs for various radiation oncology services, including intensity modulated radiation therapy, the Justice Department announced today. Intensity modulated radiation therapy is a sophisticated radiation [...]
