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EPA reversed again in federal court
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has vacated the issuance of an interim regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency permitting Navistar to sell diesel engines not in compliance with clean air standards.
N.Y. attorneys plead guilty to $66 million fraud
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- Three attorneys and a former attorney have pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud and bank fraud in connection with a $66 million mortgage fraud scheme, involving over 100 home mortgage loans for residential properties in the New York City area.
Committee votes to curb Obama environmental regulatory expansion
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has approved proposed legislation to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers from what it termed "dramatically and illegally" increasing their regulatory power of water and land using the Clean Water Act.
Environmentalist attempt to stop pipeline halted by court
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- A three-judge federal panel has denied a request for review of a Certificate of Public Convenience and an order denying a Request for Rehearing of the Certificate Order for an energy project in Pennsylvania.
Union officials at Central Michigan Univ. must go to court
Mix LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - A temporary instructor at Central Michigan University has filed a charge with the Michigan Employment Relations Commission against the CMU's Union of Teaching Faculty for allegedly confiscating union dues payments from her and her coworkers' paychecks.
Worker files complaint against Teamsters
Mix MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - A technician with a New Brighton, Wis., Ford dealership filed a complaint Monday against Teamsters union Local 974 for allegedly taking union dues from his paychecks without following federal disclosure requirements.
Appeals court says NLRB rulings inconsistent
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed an order by the National Labor Relations Board on Friday.
Oppenheimer Pays $35 Million to SEC
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday charged Oppenheimer Funds with making misleading statements about two of its mutual funds during the financial crisis that caused near panic in the markets during late 2008.
NLRB says union violated labor laws
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The National Labor Relations Board has upheld an administrative judge's verdict against a union president who allegedly tried to tale unlawful action against an organizer for District 13 of the Communications Worker of America.
Jim Crow laws referenced during testy exchange over fracking regulations
Connolly WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - While testifying before a House subcommittee about fracking, a Pennsylvania official was told by the committee's ranking member that his views about federal and state interaction were similar to a segregationist's arguments about Jim Crow laws.
Environmentalists and politicians pushing for fracking ban
Shumlin MONTPELIER, Vt. (Legal Newsline) - Vermont's passage of a bill that bans hydraulic fracturing pleased environmentalists.
NLRB rules GM's social media policy violates labor law
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The National Labor Relations Board ruled Wednesday that General Motors' social media policy for employees violated the National Labor Relations Act.
Environmentalists strike out in Ohio federal court
Korleski COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on May 25 reversed a grant of summary judgment against the state of Ohio's Environmental Protection Agency in a lawsuit against its director Christopher Korleski.
CFTC Files Claim in MF Global liquidation
Corzine WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a general creditor claim in the liquidation of MF Global on Friday.
Group urges OSHA to protect union whistleblowers
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Heritage Foundation has published a recommendation for one way the Occupational Safety and Health Administration can improve its whistleblower program - extend whistleblower protections to union employees.
Jim Crow laws referenced during testy exchange over fracking regulations
Connolly WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) ' While testifying before a House subcommittee about fracking, a Pennsylvania official was told by the committee's ranking member that his views about federal and state interaction were similar to a segregationist's arguments about Jim Crow laws.
Ark. court says plaintiffs were forum shopping
Seidel TEXARKANA, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas ruled Tuesday that plaintiffs in a class action case were engaged in "what amounts to improper forum shopping."
Labor borad orders Sands casino to bargain with union
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday ordered the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, Pa., to bargain with a union.
EPA reaches agreement over factory cleanup site
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - Precision National Plating Services reached a settlement Thursday with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on a plan to clean up groundwater and surface water contamination at a site in Clarks Summit, Pa.
Harvard thwarts union organizing effort
Pye BOSTON (Legal Newsline) Rosemary Pye, Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board Region 1, issued a ruling Thursday granting Harvard University's request to reject a labor union's organizing efforts.