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Federal Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday August 02, 2020 ( 5 items )  

Census Takers to Start Follow Up With Nonresponding Households in Select Locations
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following tip sheet: The U.S. Census Bureau announced that it will begin following up with households in select areas that have not yet responded to the 2020 Census. Starting August 6, census takers will begin interviewing households in areas managed by the following area census offices: * New Haven, Connecticut * Washington, District of Columbia * Wilmington, Delaware * Boston, Lawrence and East Bridgewater, Massachusetts * Concord  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney's Office Commemorates 30th Anniversary of Americans With Disabilities Act
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following news release on July 27: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the nation's preeminent civil rights law for providing access and equal opportunity for people with disabilities, was signed into law on July 26, 1990, and the U.S. Attorney's Office is proud to play a critical role in the Department of Justice's enforcement efforts under this landmark legislation. "The Am  more

Federal Court Orders Millions Restored to Connecticut Health and Retirement Plans After U.S. Department of Labor Investigation, Litigation
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut has approved a consent judgment and order requiring Bridgeport Health Care Center Inc. (BHCC) - the operating entity of two former Bridgeport nursing homes - and former officer Chaim Stern, to pay a total of $3,366,957 to BHCC's health and retirement plans to resolve violations of the Employee Retirement Income  more

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $5.4 Million in CARES Act Funding to Capitalize Revolving Loan Funds to Help Small Businesses Across Connecticut Respond to Coronavirus
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on July 28: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $5.4 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to capitalize and administer Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) that will provide critical gap financing to small businesses and entrepreneurs that have been adversely affected by the coron  more

U.S. Mint: Connecticut American Innovation $1 Reverse Proof Coin Available
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's U.S. Mint issued the following news release: The United States Mint (Mint) began accepting orders for the 2020 American Innovation(TM) $1 Reverse Proof Coin honoring Connecticut on July 21 at noon EDT. The coin recognizes the Gerber Variable Scale, often called the most revolutionary engineering tool since the slide rule. Produced at the Mint's facility in San Francisco, the Connecticut American Innovation $1 Reverse Proof Coin featu  more