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5 Dec 2018, 9:01 pm by Marci A. Hamilton
The federal prosecutor who let Epstein get away with this level of sexual assault of girls was Alexander Acosta, who at the time was the South Florida United States Attorney and is now the Secretary of Labor in the Trump administration. [read post]
4 Dec 2018, 8:01 am by John Hopkins
The Miami Herald’s excellent reporting sets forth the deal struck between Epstein lawyers and prosecutor Alexander Acosta: “Instead of meeting at the prosecutor’s Miami headquarters, the two men — both with professional roots in the prestigious Washington law firm of Kirkland & Ellis — convened at the Marriott in West Palm Beach, about 70 miles away. [read post]
4 Dec 2018, 8:01 am by John Hopkins
The Miami Herald’s excellent reporting sets forth the deal struck between Epstein lawyers and prosecutor Alexander Acosta: “Instead of meeting at the prosecutor’s Miami headquarters, the two men — both with professional roots in the prestigious Washington law firm of Kirkland & Ellis — convened at the Marriott in West Palm Beach, about 70 miles away. [read post]
29 Nov 2018, 7:32 am
As part of the arrangement, [Miami prosecutor Alexander] Acosta agreed, despite a federal law to the contrary, that the deal would be kept from the victims. [read post]
21 Nov 2018, 10:44 am by Vannessa Maravilla
Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta in a statement, which detailed the following DOL actions: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) can provide Disaster Dislocated Worker Grants to help California assess workforce needs. [read post]
20 Nov 2018, 9:01 pm by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance National: “Democrats Plan ‘Aggressive’ Oversight of Federal Election Commission” by Dave Levinthal and Ashley Balcerzak for Center for Public Integrity Louisiana: “Ethics Board: Campaign funds can’t cover candidates’ child care costs” by Elizabeth Crisp for New Orleans Advocate Washington: “PDC Making More Progress on Case Work This Fiscal Year” by Sarah Gentzler for Washington State Wire Elections Mississippi: “In… [read post]
26 Oct 2018, 2:00 am by Jane Meacham, Contributing Editor
Rationale for Expanding MEPs “Many small businesses would like to offer retirement benefits to their employees, but are discouraged by the cost and complexity of running their own plans,” said DOL Secretary Alexander Acosta in an October 22 press release about the agency’s MEP proposal. [read post]
26 Oct 2018, 2:00 am by Jane Meacham, Contributing Editor
Rationale for Expanding MEPs “Many small businesses would like to offer retirement benefits to their employees, but are discouraged by the cost and complexity of running their own plans,” said DOL Secretary Alexander Acosta in an October 22 press release about the agency’s MEP proposal. [read post]
25 Oct 2018, 2:00 am by Tammy Binford
In announcing the proposal, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta said the plans would provide “a simple and less burdensome way” for employers to offer retirement benefits. [read post]
25 Oct 2018, 2:00 am by Tammy Binford
In announcing the proposal, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta said the plans would provide “a simple and less burdensome way” for employers to offer retirement benefits. [read post]
22 Oct 2018, 5:40 am by Tammy Binford
Rodney Bean, an attorney with Steptoe & Johnson PLLC in Morgantown, West Virginia, also expects a new rule to be in the low to mid-$30,000s—a figure based on comments Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta made during his confirmation hearings. [read post]
22 Oct 2018, 5:40 am by Tammy Binford
Rodney Bean, an attorney with Steptoe & Johnson PLLC in Morgantown, West Virginia, also expects a new rule to be in the low to mid-$30,000s—a figure based on comments Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta made during his confirmation hearings. [read post]
17 Sep 2018, 4:06 pm by Elizabeth Sigety
Our first task on the Hill was to ask our congress to sign onto letters written by their fellow congressmen and senators to ask Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to begin rulemaking on the joint employer issue under the Fair Labor Standards Act, under which franchises have seen many joint employer lawsuits as it allows individuals to file private actions. [read post]
30 Aug 2018, 8:32 am by Dean Freeman
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta are in violation of the law by failing to follow proper procedures by extending the work injury reporting deadline without allowing the public to weigh in – and then announcing it wouldn’t even accept data from the 450,000 companies subject to the rule. [read post]
17 Aug 2018, 7:36 am by Christopher Wilkinson
And while the Agency could have technically dropped the guidance at its whim, factors such as the overall deliberate nature of Secretary Alexander Acosta’s tenure at the Department of Labor and the high number of vacancies at the White House contributed to not allowing OFCCP to move freely on this high priority. [read post]