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Has Time Come to Cap Whistleblower Awards?
Corporate whistleblowers are getting bigger and bigger payouts for reporting fraud, sparking a fresh debate about whether the rewards are justified. Whistleblowers have collected billions of dollars since the late 1980s
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:09A
Jury resumes debating verdict in trial over 40K PBC homeowners' compensation
latest money news » From The Post and AP By Susan Salisbury WEST PALM BEACH — A 12-member jury went home Monday without a verdict after its first day of deliberations in the damage phase of the citrus canker eradication case.
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:08A
Union concerned about Air Canada job transfers
But more than 90 per cent of the jobs are going to Aveos, which now runs all of Air Canada's long-term maintenance work out of hubs in Montreal, Mississauga, Ont., Winnipeg and Vancouver. Polonuk said it could mean many workers who choose Air Canada
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:06A
Harvard study finds increase in medical bankruptcies in Massachusetts
The percentage of personal bankruptcies linked to medical bills or illness changed little, and the absolute number actually increased in Massachusetts after the implementation of its landmark 2006 law requiring people to buy health insurance,
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:06A
Harvard study finds increase in medical bankruptcies in Massachusetts
The percentage of personal bankruptcies linked to medical bills or illness changed little, and the absolute number actually increased in Massachusetts after the implementation of its landmark 2006 law requiring people to buy health insurance,
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:06A
MP welcomes move to increase punishments for war memorial vandalism
Justice Secretary Crispin Blunt has recommended a change in sentencing guidelines which will make attacking a war memorial an aggravating factor, and consequently more serious than other types of vandalism. The news was welcomed by Enfield Southgate MP
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:05A
DeKalb School Board Votes To Close 8 Schools
"We filed a lawsuit to declare a moratorium for school closures. So, DeKalb County school systems think they had the last word but they haven't heard from the parents," parent Annette Jackson said. Jackson and a group of parents showed CBS Atlanta
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:05A
Biloxi man accused of kidnapping, assault
Detective Ryan Frazier says 48-year-old Allen Sheely has been charged with kidnapping and aggravated assault. Justice Court Judge Albert Fountain set bonds at $200000 for both charges. It was not immediately known whether Sheely has an attorney.
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:04A
California Labor Federation
Corporations made record profits in 2010, while doing nothing to create jobs or boost workers. Wall Street bonuses and compensation are up too. Last year, Wall Street firms – including those bailed out by taxpayers -- gave out more than $20 billion in
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:04A
California Labor Federation
Corporations made record profits in 2010, while doing nothing to create jobs or boost workers. Wall Street bonuses and compensation are up too. Last year, Wall Street firms – including those bailed out by taxpayers -- gave out more than $20 billion in
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:04A