PORTLAND, Ore.—Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. and several other units of Travelers Cos. Inc. are accused of illegally discounting workers compensation medical fees in a class action lawsuit filed late last week. Lincoln City Physical Therapy L.L.C. says Hartford, Conn.-based Travelers improperly applied discounts for workers comp services offered through various preferred provider organizations. The … Read more
It’s not just colleges, or sports, or the Catholic Church. To make sure that parents and children are not afraid, we need to reconsider and reconfigure the norms in every institution that they participate in. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry/why-are-we-surprised-stop_b_1130690.html
Supreme Court weighs disclosure of HIV status The high court hears the case of a San Francisco pilot whose HIV status was reported by the Social Security Administration to the FAA. But the justices seem skeptical of the damages claim. http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/01/nation/la-na-court-hiv-20111201 The Supreme Court gave a generally skeptical hearing to a recreational pilot from San … Read more
By Robert McGarvey Updated Jan 17, 2016 2:15 PM EST Original: Jan 15, 2016 Late last year, Congress slammed shut two giant Social Security loopholes that had let some lucky pensioners up their take by tens of thousands of dollars. But the financially wily will note those loopholes are not quite closed. There remain tactics for maximizing Social Security over a lifetime, but eligible recipients need … Read more
MEDFORD, Ore. — Families of children who say two Southern Oregon teachers inappropriately touched them have settled lawsuits with the school districts. Chris Gilman from the Medford School District and George Kuhns from Phoenix-Talent were fired last year after accusations of inappropriate behavior, but that wasn’t the first time Gilman was accused of inappropriate touching. Families … Read more
By AIMEE PICCHI MONEYWATCH June 8, 2018, 6:00 AM The Social Security system’s costs will exceed its income this year, the first time that has happened since 1982. Plenty of workers may take this development with a grain of salt because of the widespread belief that they’ll never see a Social Security check in their lifetime. More than half … Read more
The so-called “super committee” is officially a super failure. The 12-member Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, tasked with finding $1.2 trillion in deficit reductions over the next decade from the federal budget, announced Monday that had failed to reach a bipartisan agreement by its Nov. 23 deadline. In a joint statement, super committee co-chairs … Read more
As the Penn State sex abuse scandal unfolds — ghastly detail by detail — on front pages, the airwaves and Twitter accounts, the news can be especially devastating for one group in particular: former victims of sexual abuse. “Another night of triggers and flashbacks,” writes a forum member on MaleSurvivor.org, a website devoted to healing … Read more
Supreme Court Set To Hear on Obama’s Health Care Law in March. * Healthcare seen as major issue in 2012 elections* Close vote likely, Justice Kennedy may control outcome* Obama administration, 26 states appealed to high court (Adds political analyst and health https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL2E8ESKN320120328
Nearly half of students age 12-17 sexually harassed in school. Sexual harassment of fellow students is downplayed in schools, experts say. Forty-eight percent of surveyed middle and high school students said they were sexually harassed at least once, typically by their peers, during the 2010-2011 school year, according to a report released Monday by the American Association … Read more