AT&T Offers $5 in Compensation for Customers Impacted by Major Outage
Cell carrier AT&T is planning to give a $5.00 compensation to customers who lost service for hours during last week’s network outage.
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Incoming Conservative Government of South Korea to Pay Businesses for Lockdown Losses
The incoming government of South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol said Thursday it plans to compensate 5.51 million small business owners for losses suffered as a direct result of the previous administration’s punishing business hour curfews, imposed regularly for two years as part of Seoul’s anti-Chinese coronavirus regulations.
Sweden Proposes Law to Compensate Those Injured by Coronavirus Vaccines
The Swedish government has announced a new proposal that would see those who have taken coronavirus vaccines and have been injured as a result will be entitled to compensation.
Productivity Growth Revised Down as Bidenflation Devoured Compensation Gains
Real hourly compensation fell at an annualized rate of 4.6 percent in the first quarter.
Inflation Nation: Labor Costs Soaring Twice as Fast as Previously Thought
Hourly compensation jumped 7.2 percent in the first quarter, according to the BLS’s revised estimate of labor costs and productivity. This had been reported as rising 5.1 percent in the first estimate.
China Evacuates ‘Wobbling’ Skyscraper, Prompting Demands for Justice
Tenants forced to evacuate a skyscraper in China’s southeastern city of Shenzhen last week after the building began shaking for unknown reasons are now seeking compensation for losses sustained due to early lease terminations and business losses, the South China Morning Post reported on Friday.
Egypt Refuses to Release Suez Canal-Blocking Ship Without ‘Compensation’
Egypt is refusing to release the container ship Ever Given, which blocked billions of dollars in trade from passing through the Suez Canal from March 23-29, until the ship’s owners and insurers compensate the Egyptian government for losses incurred from the incident.
Kavanaugh to NCAA: Antitrust Laws Not ‘Cover’ for Exploiting Student-Athletes’
SCOTUS considers NCAA v. Alston, a class action suit filed in 2014 by Division I football and basketball players against the sporting group.
Harvey Weinstein Reaches Tentative $19M Deal with Accusers
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein and his former studio’s board have reached a nearly $19 million settlement with dozens of his sexual misconduct accusers, New York state’s attorney general and lawyers in a class-action lawsuit said Tuesday.
U.S. Worker Compensation and Labor Costs Revised Higher
Wages are rising, pushing up the share of America’s output that goes to workers rather than investors.
Elon Musk’s $2.3 Billion Total Compensation from Tesla Dwarfs All Other CEOs in America
Tesla CEO Elon Musk raked in $2.3 billion in total compensation in 2018, placing him at the top of the list of highest paid American CEOs according to a recent study. But his entire compensation package was Tesla stock options, which may lose significant value as the company’s share price continues to fall.
Refugee Sex Attacker Compensated £110k for Staying in Prison ‘Too Long’
An African refugee who was jailed twice for sex offences was awarded £110,000 in compensation for having to stay in prison for ‘too long’.
U.S. Army Mulls over Whether to Give Bergdahl $300,000 in Back Pay
The U.S. Army is mulling over whether to give Pvt. Bowe Bergdahl $300,000 worth of back pay and other benefits that he accrued while in captivity with the Taliban.
Lee Rigby Killer ‘Converts Prisoners to Islam,’ Judge Wants Him Handed Money to Sue Government
One of the terrorist killers of Lee Rigby has “helped convert prisoners to Islam” a senior judge, who said it will be a “great pity” if he is not given taxpayers’ cash to sue the government, has been told.
Illegal Somali Immigrant Awarded Compensation for ‘Unlawful Detention’ Brutally Beats Woman
Somali immigrant Abdi Yusuf, who is set to receive compensation from the British government for being “unlawfully detained” whilst awaiting deportation, was jailed in June for beating a woman.
Teenage Migrant Wins Compensation as Immigration Officers Assumed He Was An Adult
A Sudanese migrant has been awarded compensation after the Court of Appeal upheld a ruling stating the government could not assume he was an adult merely by looking at him.
Jerusalem Resident Indicted For Funding Hamas Exposes How The Terror Group Pays Terror Families
TEL AVIV – The indictment of a Hamas operative from Jerusalem accused of funneling funds to the Gaza-based terror group through a foreign agent in Turkey has exposed many aspects of Hamas’ financial finagling, Israeli authorities said on Sunday.
Washington Post Says Falling Wages Are Really Rising, So Donald Trump’s Voters Must Be Wrong
Americans who support Donald Trump are just being too darn gloomy about the nation’s crummy economy, says a Washington Post editorial.
Abbas Confirms He Lied When He Said PA No Longer Pays Terrorists’ Salaries
TEL AVIV – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas this week confirmed that the Palestinian Authority is continuing its policy of paying salaries to jailed terrorists, despite having previously claimed that it ceased to do so.
Muslim Killer of British Soldier Lee Rigby Sues Prison Service For Tens Of Thousands
One of two Muslim converts jailed for killing British soldier Lee Rigby in broad daylight on a London street in 2013 is seeking compensation after losing two front teeth in a struggle with prison guards, the government confirmed Thursday. The
