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EPA whistleblower case remanded to DOL judge
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The case of an Environmental Protection Agency employee who filed a whistleblower complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been remanded back to the Department of Labor after the complaint was dismissed in 2010.
SEC says Wells Fargo sold investments without disclosing risks
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Wells Fargo's brokerage firm and a former vice president for selling mortgage-backed securities investments without "fully understanding their complexity or disclosing the risks to investors."
Pfizer accused of FCPA violations
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Pfizer Inc. with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
EPA tells federal court that dictionaries are 'incomplete'
CINCINNATI, Ohio (Legal Newsline) -- Another Clean Air Act enforcement effort by the Environmental Protection Agency was rolled back by another federal court.
Former town supervisor gets three years in jail
DETROIT (Legal Newsline) - The former supervisor of a Detroit suburb was sentenced Friday to three years in prison after pleading guilty to violating the Clean Air Act's asbestos requirements.
SEC charges Mass. man with insider trading
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Friday that it has settled a complaint alleging that Joseph McVicker engaged in insider trading of Art Technology Group stock.
NLRB settles with union, Chapman Medical Center
Mix ORANGE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - The National Labor Relations Board on Friday signed settlements with Chapman Medical Center and Service Employees International Union officials removing SEIU Healthcare Workers West officials' representation from their workplace.
Former Veritas exec settles with SEC
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California on July 20 entered a settlement between the former chief financial officer of Veritas Software Corporation and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Former SEIU president indicted
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - The former president of Service Employees International Union Local 6434, was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury.
SEC charges Bristol-Myers Squibb executive with insider trading
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Securities and Exchange Commission charged an executive at Bristol-Myers Squibb with insider trading on Thursday.
Hercules settles EPA's emissions allegations
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - Manufacturer Hercules Incorporated will pay $175,000 to settle environmental law violation allegations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday.
Complaint filed against union for demanding dues
Mix CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - An employee of a Macy's has filed a federal complaint against a union alleging labor law violations.
Judge rules against EPA
Tomblin WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency exceeded its authority by issuing a guidance document about Clean Water Act compliance.
NLRB again takes on Florida theater over collective bargaining impasse
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The National Labor Relations Board has issued a second complaint for alleged violations of federal labor law against a Florida theater.
Union treasurer pleads guilty to bribery plot
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - A former union treasurer pleaded guilty July 24 to plotting to bribe a public official.
Four workers challenge Obama NLRB recess appointments
Obama CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Four workers filed a brief Tuesday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago challenging President Barack Obama's recent recess appointees to the National Labor Relations Board.
Calif. man's assets frozen by CFTC
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission entered an emergency order on Friday freezing the assets of Victor Yu of San Jose, Calif., and his company, VFRS.
Investment manager settles insider trading charges
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York-based investment manager Peter Siris on Monday settled charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission related to his activities with a Chinese reverse merger company, China Yingxia International.
Online records company settles fraud charges
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - LocatePlus Holdings Corporation, a company that sold online public record databases for investigative searches, on Monday settled securities fraud allegations brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
DOJ settles fraud lawsuit against union
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A civil fraud lawsuit was filed and settled Friday against District Council 1707, Local 95, Head Start Employees Welfare Fund, a Voluntary Employee Benefits Association in Manhattan.