A Long Island congressman says 13 families who lost their homes in flooding more than a year ago will likely receive federal aid. Rep. Steve Bishop tells Newsday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency informed his office Friday that it …
An appeals court has ruled in favor of Copper Mountain Resort in a lawsuit filed by a doctor who says he was injured after unwittingly skiing off an unmarked cornice. Rajeev Kumar accused Copper Mountain of negligence after the 2006 …
A proposal to reduce wage loss compensation for disabled federal employees when they reach retirement age is being discussed at a hearing held by U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka. The Democrat from Hawaii is planning the Tuesday meeting in Washington to …
The Justice Department has intervened in a whistleblower lawsuit that accuses a New Orleans construction company of submitting forged records so it could cash in on a $28 million federal contract for work on government-issued trailers after Hurricane Katrina. A …
A federal lawsuit filed by The Hershey Co. against rival candy company Mars. Inc. has been dropped. Hershey’s trademark-infringement suit filed in the fall had alleged that new packaging for Mars’ line of Dove candies too closely mimicked the orange, …
If workers’ compensation benefits were reduced to 50 percent of a U.S. Postal Service employee’s monthly pay at retirement age, the Postal Service could save $378 million within 10 years. This finding confirms prior audits that found Postal Service workers’ …
The Longshore and Harbor Workers Act Amendment of 2011 (S. 669) , sponsored by Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA), to amend the federally-administered Longshore Act has been reintroduced in Congress. Sponsors of the bill said it will benefit injured workers and …