WASHINGTON — JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed to pay $410 million in penalties on Tuesday to settle accusations by U.S. energy regulators that it manipulated electricity prices. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said the bank used improper bidding strategies to ...

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WASHINGTON — Broadcasters anticipating a major constitutional ruling on the government’s authority to regulate what can be shown and said on the airwaves instead won only the smallest of U.S. Supreme Court victories Thursday. The justices unanimously threw out fines ...

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Justice Samuel Alito said he should have recused himself from considering a 2009 Supreme Court case involving federal penalties for televised profanity - a move that would have changed the outcome of the case.

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Harsh penalties, including jail time, await violators of a new state law targeting “misclassified” construction workers. Citing millions of dollars in lost tax revenues and the high cost of supporting the uninsured ...

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As federal officials step up enforcement actions against employers for failing to comply with laws requiring them to verify the employment eligibility of their workers, companies should be aware that they could face fines and other penalties — even if they’ve never hired an illegal worker.

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Appellate Division, Third Department Penalties Permits Lake George Park Commission v. Salvador 506034 Appealed from Supreme Court, Warren County Background: This appeal is from an order which assessed civil penalties against defendants upon a prior order of said court, and ...

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MIAMI — Medicare fraud suspects would face longer prison sentences under a U.S. House bill proposed Tuesday that also advocates biotechnology such as fingerprint scanning to ensure patients are getting the goods the government is billed for.

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