benefits
Airlines Call Out Massachusetts Sick-Leave Law
A coalition of airlines seeking an exemption from a state mandate filed a lawsuit claiming Massachusetts’ sick-time law is unconstitutional and contributes to flight delays and cancellations.
Read moreOhio School Workers Fight Retiree Benefits Freeze
A group of public school workers claims Ohio’s School Employees Retirement System lacks the authority to implement a three-year freeze on cost-of-living adjustments for retirees.
Read moreWalmart Rolls Out $11 Minimum Wage After Tax Reform
Walmart said Thursday that it will raise the starting salary for U.S. employees to $11 an hour, pay out a one-time cash bonus for eligible associates of up to $1,000, and expand maternity and parental leave benefits.
Read moreRetired Flight Attendants Tell Frontier to Pay Up
Retired Frontier Airlines flight attendants filed a federal lawsuit against their former employer Thursday saying they were cheated out of their share of a $40 million payout from a profit-sharing agreement.
Read moreJudges of NY’s Top Court Dock Their Own Benefits
Throwing self-interest to the wind, a seven-judge panel of New York’s highest court unanimously agreed that the state had the right to reduce contributions to judicial insurance plans.
Read moreStealing From Vets
A federal indictment charges a former Department of Veterans Affairs official with improperly obtaining $66,000 in VA disability benefits for himself and a friend.
Read moreTexas AG Faces Bribery Probe for Taking $100K Gift
A Dallas-area district attorney confirmed Thursday her office is investigating embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for accepting a $100,000 gift from the leader of a company that was being investigated for Medicaid fraud.
Read moreBenefits Denied to Twins Born 11 Years After Father’s Death
Twins conceived through in vitro fertilization 11 years after the death of their father are not entitled to Social Security survivor benefits, the Second Circuit affirmed Thursday.
Read moreVeterans Get Expanded College Assistance Under Trump
Military veterans are getting unlimited access to college assistance under legislation President Donald Trump has signed into law.
Read moreHouston Workers Fight to Keep Same-Sex Spousal Benefits
Three Houston city employees asked a federal judge to block the city from cutting off benefits to their same-sex partners, an attempt to preempt a state court challenge of the city’s right to provide the benefits.
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Texas High Court Deals Blow to Same-Sex Couples
The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that the spouses of gay and lesbian public employees are not necessarily entitled to the same government-funded benefits that are provided to opposite-sex couples.
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Justices Clarify Benefits in Military Divorce Case
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states cannot increase a former spouse’s share of a veteran’s military retirement pay to make up for a loss in benefits caused by a waiver to receive disability payments.
Read moreReligious Exemption Confounds at High Court
The justices of the Supreme Court struggled to divine meaning Monday from the omission of two words in a revised law that says religious groups need not face federal employee benefit regulations.
Read moreTexas High Court Weighs Houston Gay Benefits Case
The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case challenging Houston’s decision to offer same-sex spousal benefits to municipal employees that opponents argue are not guaranteed under the 2015 landmark ruling legalizing gay marriage nationwide.
Read moreWeekly Jobless Claims Fall to 265,000
Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits the week before Christmas, a sign that the U.S. job market continues to be strong. The Labor Department reported Thursday that the number of seasonally-adjusted initial claims the week ending December 24 was 265,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the week before.
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