LONDON (AP) — Victims of the U.K.’s infected blood scandal, in which tens of thousands of people were infected by contaminated blood or blood products provided by the public health service, will start receiving their final compensation payments this year, the government said Tuesday. Officials announced the compensation plans a day after the publication of […]
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Group of Tesla shareholders ask investors to vote against Musk’s compensation package
A group of Tesla shareholders are asking investors to vote against a compensation package worth more than $40 billion for CEO Elon Musk, saying that it’s not in the electric vehicle maker’s best interest. Tesla is struggling with falling global sales, slowing electric vehicle demand, an aging model lineup and a stock price that has […]
Tesla shareholders ask investors to vote against Musk’s compensation package
A group of Tesla shareholders are asking investors to vote against a compensation package worth more than $40 billion for chief executive Elon Musk, saying that it is not in the electric vehicle maker’s best interest. Tesla is struggling with falling global sales, slowing electric vehicle demand, an ageing model line-up and a stock price […]
Elon Musk, Who Claimed ‘Tesla Will Solve Autonomy’ With Or Without Him, Now Wants To Hold AI Hostage For His Compensation Plan
The face of a man who’s never been disowned by any of his kids for not accepting their identity – Photo: SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP (Getty Images) Elon Musk has recently become convinced that his floundering car company is actually, secretly, an incredibly powerful robotics company. Model Xes and Ys are no longer the big business to […]
Boeing shareholders approve chief’s compensation as company faces investigations
Boeing shareholders approved chief executive officer David Calhoun’s 32.8 million dollar (£25.8 million) compensation on Friday and heard leaders explain what the troubled aircraft maker is doing to improve the quality and safety of its planes. It comes after a door plug blew off a Boeing 737 Max jetliner in January. Mr Calhoun said the […]
Boeing shareholders approve CEO’s compensation as company faces investigations, possible prosecution
Boeing shareholders on Friday approved CEO David Calhoun’s $32.8 million compensation and heard leaders explain what the troubled aircraft maker is doing to improve the quality and safety of its planes after a door plug blew off a Boeing 737 Max jetliner in January. Calhoun said the company is finishing a 90-day plan for fixing […]
Bush sends letter to all House members urging support for radiation compensation law
Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) circulated a letter Tuesday to the entirety of the House calling on members to back a vote on a Senate-passed a bill expanding compensation for those exposed to nuclear radiation. In the letter, first shared with The Hill, Bush called on all 435 members of the House to support the “swift […]
Downwinders in D.C. lobbying House to pass compensation for radiation exposure
May 14—More than 30 years after the Cold War ended, the legacy of nuclear testing and the uranium mined to fuel an arms race linger in a bleak half-life, most visibly in those who suffered severe health problems or lost loved ones exposed to radiation. A coalition of radiation victims hopes to put a human […]
Cox joins Western governors calling on Congress to expand compensation for downwinders
Gov. Spencer Cox talks to journalists at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on the last night of the legislative session, Friday, March 1, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Tuesday joined several other Western governors calling on Congress to expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, or […]
Qantas agrees to pay $79 million in compensation and a fine for selling seats on canceled flights
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Qantas Airways agreed to pay 120 million Australian dollars ($79 million) in compensation and a fine for selling tickets on thousands of cancelled flights, the airline and Australia’s consumer watchdog said on Monday. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission sued the Sydney-based airline in the Federal Court last year. The commission […]
Bus company to pay compensation over behaviour of driver to woman with children with disability
A transport operator has been ordered to pay €5,000 compensation over the behaviour of one of its bus drivers to a woman who boarded a bus with children with disabilities. The woman told a hearing of the Workplace Relations Commission the bus company had breached the Equal Status Act by treating her children in a […]
No compensation paid out on 40 injury claims from ‘optical illusion’ cycle lane
A council has so far refused to pay any compensation to victims who tripped on an ‘optical illusion’ cycle lane – despite 40 claims being submitted. The lane was branded ‘the most dangerous in Britain’ due to the high number of injuries – with locals blaming a ‘trick of the eye’ design. Photos show how […]