Walmart refused to let a disabled worker use an electric store cart — forcing him to go on unpaid leave in South Carolina, according to a federal lawsuit. The retail giant kept Luis Quiñones, an amputee who was born without half of his right leg, on unpaid leave for three years, the lawsuit filed by […]
A Mississippi police department in one of the nation’s poorest counties unconstitutionally jailed people for unpaid fines without first assessing whether they could afford to pay them, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday. The announcement comes amid a Justice Department probe into alleged civil rights violations by police in Lexington, Mississippi. The ongoing investigation, which began […]
A Mississippi city and its police department have been notified by the Department of Justice that jailing people for unpaid fines without determining if they can afford to pay them violates the Constitution. A letter from the DOJ sent Thursday to the city of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department revealed that their current practices […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is poised to take in hundreds of billions of dollars more in overdue and unpaid taxes than previously anticipated, according to new analysis released Tuesday by the Treasury Department and the IRS. Tax revenues are expected to rise by as much as $561 billion from 2024 to 2034, thanks to […]
Rudy Giuliani has claimed that Donald Trump might owe him unpaid legal fees. Giuliani, whose financial woes are well-documented, made the claim in a new bankruptcy filing. As Trump’s personal lawyer, Giuliani led efforts to prove electoral fraud in the 2020 election. Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, has suggested the former president has not paid […]
Des Moines landlord and bar owner Edwin Allen III faces foreclosure on several properties after failing to pay almost $3 million in outstanding debts, Iowa court records show. Allen still hangs onto his signature Zora Bar and Rooftop at 2120 Ingersoll Ave., which has been closed since the summer. A tax sale investor paid almost […]
RAMAPO − Faculty, administrators and other key employees at SUNY Rockland Community College are facing nine days of furloughs — days off without pay — during the first half of 2024 as a way to plug a $3.4 million deficit. Layoffs are also planned. The college this fall revealed what was categorized as a “structural […]