Asbestos victims, their families and attorneys are claiming a Koch Industries-owned company and its lawyers are using a controversial bankruptcy maneuver to avoid paying millions in compensation to its former employees. Workers at Georgia-Pacific, a paper and building products company, have been locked in a years-long battle with a company over claims asbestos in its […]
Dec. 26—FARRELL — A Youngstown man caught on video that showed Farrell police using force to arrest him asked Farrell City Council for compensation of his medical bills. Aries Devon Shaw, 28, was sentenced Nov. 30 to 90 days to 24 months less 1 day confinement to be served on house arrest, followed by 5 […]
what happens to deferred compensation if i quit Deferred compensation is a way for employees to reduce their tax burden while ensuring their economic security in their golden years. Deferred compensation plans with a long vesting period are commonly referred to as golden handcuffs because they effectively trap you in a job, no matter how badly […]
Dec. 23—The Federal Emergency Management Agency is facing yet more litigation related to its handling of compensation claims in the aftermath of the largest fire in New Mexico’s history. In recent days, two lawsuits by 24 people affected by the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire were filed in U.S. District Court in New Mexico. The lawsuits […]
Dec. 23—The Federal Emergency Management Agency is facing yet more litigation related to its handling of compensation claims in the aftermath of the largest fire in New Mexico’s history. In recent days, two lawsuits by 24 people affected by the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire were filed in U.S. District Court in New Mexico. The lawsuits […]
A man found guilty in a 1975 murder has spent what the National Registry of Exonerations calls the longest prison sentence on a wrongful conviction. Glynn Simmons, now 71 years old, was named a suspect in an armed robbery that left the clerk of a liquor store in Edmond, Okla. dead, according to the National […]