ERISA: 8th Circuit-Claimant's Contradictory Statements to ...

What happens when an ERISA claimant submits contradictory statements to the Social Security Administration and the ERISA plan administrator? Can these contradictory statements be used to deny the ERISA claim? YES.

http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/erisa-8th-circuitclaimants-contradict-27687/

Gay activists laud Obama speech, now want action

President Barack Obama's emphatic gay-rights advocacy in his inaugural address thrilled many activists.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/jan/26/us-obama-gays/

Rothers Group Broadens Employee Benefits Programme with Establishment ...

Rothers Group believes strongly in lifelong learning. As a global aerospace company, Rothers knows that technology never stops evolving so neither should its people.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2013/1/prweb10357174.htm

Documents from harassment lawsuit against judge to be unsealed

The bulk of documents that were sealed from public view in the sexual harassment lawsuit against former Lorain County Domestic Relations Judge David Berta were ordered unsealed by a visiting judge Friday.

http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2013/01/26/documents-from-harassment-lawsuit-against-judge-to-be-unsealed/

News You Need to Know

When the top skater takes the ice Sunday to skate for his fourth national title, his mother and stepfather will be watching every jump, every spin, every turn.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130116/NEWS2004/701169991/1123

Passings: Edward M. KennedyTHE Last Liberal Lion

The Democratic Party's most stalwart defender of civil rights, labor rights, health care, immigration, housing and education for nearly five decades in the U.S. Senate has left us.

http://www.american-reporter.com/4,646W/700.html

Disabled rider's trouble makes for changes to RTD rail cars

John Barr, who has cerebral palsy, uses the wheelchair-accessible Regional Transportation District system at the Colorado Station on Thursday.

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_22454345/disabled-riders-trouble-makes-changes-rtd-rail-cars?source=rss

Towson Rehabilitation Ordered To Pay $29,168 to 401K

The U.S. Department of Labor obtained a consent judgement on Friday ordering Towson Rehabilitation and its owner Howard Neels to restore $29,168 in pre-judgement interest to the company's 401K plan.

http://towson.patch.com/articles/towson-rehabilitation-ordered-to-pay-29-168-to-401k

What's a filibuster look like? Not Jimmy Stewart

From Jimmy Stewart's fictional all-night talkathon to real-life dramas over World War I and civil rights, the Senate's filibuster has played a notable - sometimes reviled - role in the nation's history.

http://www.telegram.com/article/20130125/NEWS/101259728/1017/rss01&source=rss

Combating Human Trafficking: A Look at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center's Efforts

January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and it is, for me, an opportunity to reflect on the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center's leadership in providing training for combating human trafficking nationwide.

http://media-newswire.com/release_1181686.html

Not there for work: Connecticut's disappearing labor force

Faith Williams, of Bridgeport, helps Robert Diggs polish his resume at the Connecticut Department of Labor's CT Works Center in Bridgeport, Conn.

http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Not-there-for-work-Connecticut-s-disappearing-4225211.php

Lawsuit Filed By San Francisco Employment Lawyers Blumenthal...

Are Pacific Sports Resorts out of shape? Company in trouble for allegedly failing to pay their Personal Trainers overtime wages WAC engaged "in a company wide policy and procedure which failed to accurately calculate and record the overtime rate for the overtime hours worked" the complaint alleged.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/1/prweb10364539.htm

PLCB chief to retire, then return as consultant

The chief executive of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has announced he will retire from the state agency on Feb.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/state/plcb-chief-to-retire-then-return-as-consultant-672066/

$1.1M in fed funding jump starts Catholic Charities

A $1.1 million grant is coming to Catholic Charities of Buffalo to support a youth workforce development and education program.

http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2013/01/25/11m-in-fed-funding-jump-starts.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_buffalo+%28Business+First+of+Buffalo%29

Federal guide explains sound money practices to teens, young adults

Credit cards, interest rates, the magic of compounding: Learning to manage money can be complex and confusing for any teenager.

http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/01/25/4576284/federal-guide-explains-sound-money.html

Recorder/Paul Franz Rico Traversa has worked at VSS for 4 1/2 years.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the last in a series on the effect on middle-class jobs in the wake of the Great Recession, and the role of technology.

http://www.recorder.com/home/4026322-95/jobs-technology-says-skills

American Idol: Nine Former Contestants Plan To Sue For Alleged Racism

Producers of the show may soon face a lawsuit, brought on by nine black former contestants, who are claiming that the show is racist.

http://perezhilton.com/2013-01-25-former-american-idol-contestants-sue-show-for-alleged-racism

Stop pension bait-and-switches

In 2012, corporations were being permitted to simply discard the legal rights of America's retirees and simply ignore federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act laws meant to protect pensioners.

http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/stop-pension-bait-and-switches/951525

Va Senate OKs anti-discrimination bill

The bill passed out of the Senate on a 24-16 vote Friday. The move was applauded by Equality Virginia, a gay-rights organization.

http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/virginia/ap_virginia/Va-Senate-OKs-antidiscrimination-bill_28783584

Cigna Sues California's Bay Area Surgical Management, Alleging $66M in Overbilling

Cigna Health and Life Insurance sued a group of California surgical practices on Friday, alleging that the practices fraudulently schemed to overbill the payor and the ERISA plans it administers by at least $66 million, according to a Law 360 report.

http://www.beckersasc.com/stark-act-and-fraud-abuse-issues/cigna-sues-californias-bay-area-surgical-management-alleging-66m-in-overbilling.html