Rhodes surprised some observers by saying he would support the city in shaving pension expenses, a key bone of contention. The ruling on pensions has significant implications for others cities elsewhere. In California, for example, cities such as San Bernardino could seize the precedent, the Sacramento Bee suggested. "But one... |
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Showing posts with label USA Today. Show all posts
Showing posts with label USA Today. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
The Workers' Compensation Nuclear Option: Detroit officially enters bankruptcy
The "nuclear option" for a workers' compensation claim is a public entity bankruptcy and Detroit got the Court's approval to go forward with the legal maneuver. Over the course of the last 3 decades, bankruptcy has become a common practice to shield private corporations from product liability claims. Asbestos claims have seen dozen of companies use this legal tactic to reduce payment to less that 5% on the dollar. As corporations struggle for life in this changing economy, workers are now experiencing the effects of bankruptcy ruling to reduce their benefits and break the promise made in 1911 for an efficient and cost effective benefit program. Today’s post is shared from deseretnews.com
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Friday, September 6, 2013
NFL moving closer to using helmet sensors
After months of delay, the NFL could soon be putting sensors in helmets. “Our goal is that by midseason we will have some teams geared up,” Kevin Guskiewicz, a University of North Carolina researcher and a member of the NFL’s Head, Neck and Spine Committee, said at a Wednesday event in Baltimore, via USA Today. “We’re getting close, and I think that we have some teams identified.” The NFL previously had been chasing its tail regarding helmet sensors, with the league referring questions from ESPN regarding the league’s failure to use helmet sensors to Guskiewicz, who was publicly advocating the use of helmet sensors. Guskiewicz spoke openly in June 2012 about giving up on the effort to use sensors if the sensors weren’t used within the coming year. At that same time, former Steelers receiver and current NBC analyst Hines Ward expressed concern about the approach. “You’re gonna open up a while Pandora’s Box with it,” Ward told ESPN. “For a doctor to read a computer and tell me how hard I’ve been hit and to pull me out of a game, that won’t sit well with a lot of players.” It won’t, because many players want to try to persuade... |
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