A former Yahoo Inc. editor has filed a federal lawsuit against the company, alleging that a quarterly performance review system that ranks all company workers on a scale of 1…
Under rules implementing the Affordable Care Act, hospitals can be penalized if too many patients return for further treatment within 30 days of being discharged.
A Pennsylvania appeals court has restored the $4,900-per-month pension of a former Pennsylvania State University assistant football coach who is now serving a hefty prison term for sexually abusing minors.
Initially hailed as a fallen hero who was gunned down on duty in suburban Chicago, an Illinois police officer has since been found to have shot himself to death in…
Monroe Bird III had health insurance when he was shot by an apartment complex security guard, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. But his coverage was denied based on his alleged activities that…
Nearly 20 years after he agreed to represent a U.S. military veteran in a disability case, a Maine lawyer has gotten a definitive answer about his 20-percent contingent attorney fee.
Saying that a rule often applied to court filing deadlines also makes sense in administrative ERISA matters, a federal appeals court Thursday revived a former FedEx worker’s disability benefits case.
Lockheed Martin Corp. has agreed to pay $62 million to settle a federal lawsuit by a St. Louis law firm contending that it charged excessive fees and in its 401(k)…
Ten former employees of a McDonald’s franchisee in Virginia are suing the company over allegations of racism, sexual harassment and wrongful termination at three of its Virginia restaurants.
A federal appeals court says a district court abused its discretion by denying attorney fees in an Employment Retirement Income Security Act case in which an insurance company was found…
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