26
Feb, 2019

Garnishments

  • Residents upset with ban on light-pole decorations (The Arizona Republic)
    Residents upset with new city guidelines on decorating streetlight poles.
  • Residents upset with ban on light-pole decorations (The Arizona Republic)
    PEORIA – Neighborhood residents have loudly lambasted Peoria officials for imposing new guidelines that will ban most of their holiday decorations on city streetlight poles.
  • BOLI: Break bread, not wage laws, with your employees (Corvallis Gazette Times)
    QUESTION: When an employee starts working for our restaurant, we require them to purchase uniforms. The uniforms are really more like costumes, specially made for our place, so they are a bit expensive. We have employees buy two of the uniforms so they can always have a clean one to wear.
  • Agency credits ad for raising payments (Roanoke Times)
    52 people who were delinquent with support payments. The 52 people featured in the Sept. 29 ad did not appear for court dates in Roanoke, Roanoke County and Salem related to their failure to pay child support. They owed a total of just over $1 million.
  • U. S. Treasury Officials Join Bankers in Schools Across the Nation to Promote Financial Education (United States Department of the Treasury)
    The U.S. Treasury partnered with the American Bankers Association Education Foundation today for the third annual Get Smart About Credit Day. Nine Treasury officials teamed up with bankers across the nation and visited nearly 900 students in high schools, universities and continuing education classes to teach students how to budget, use credit cards and build a positive payment history.
  • Colorado State Judicial Branch –
    … about the rules & laws in Colorado for processing garnishments in County or District Court, case filing, form & fee …
  • FAQ
    … > E-file. > Garnishments. > Historic Preservation Credit … regarding the service of income tax refund and/or credit garnishments, wage garnishments, or vendor garnishments …
  • Garnishments
    Answers to Your Questions About. Garnishments. Excellence. In. Customer Service. Colorado Judicial Branch. http://www.courts.state.co.us. April 2002. If you win a case in small claims court, county court, or district court for an action … This brochure addresses garnishments. Ask the judgment debtor to pay you the money …
  • Class Description: Garnishments Assistant
    Montgomery County Public Schools: Position Class Description: Garnishments Assistant … determinations on procedural matters regarding garnishments through interpretation of law, policies and … policy and procedures relating to garnishments and provides guidance to Call …
  • Garnishments
    Payroll Services provides resources for sound financial decisions… Some of the more frequently asked questions regarding garnishments and their answers are listed below … please feel free to contact the Garnishments Desk by email at [email protected] …
22
Dec, 2018

Drugs & Medical Devices

  • Long-term data not needed for depression drugs: panel (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
    Drug manufacturers seeking U.S. approval for drugs to treat major depression should not be required to first provide data on how well they work long-term, a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel said unanimously on Tuesday.
  • Generic drugs could have saved us $20B (USA Today)
    Consumers, their employers and health plans in the commercial market could have saved more than $20 billion last year through increased use of generic drugs, according to a new report by Express Scripts Inc., a pharmacy benefit manager.
  • Canada to increase antiviral stockpile with more Tamiflu, other drugs (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
    OTTAWA (CP) – Canada will be increasing its stockpile of antiviral drugs to protect against a possible flu pandemic, with additional purchases of Tamiflu and new purchases of the drug Relenza, the country’s chief medical officer of health said Tuesday.
  • Generic Drugs Could Save Americans Billions (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
    TUESDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) — By using generic drugs, American consumers could have saved $20 billion in 2004, and even more could be saved in 2005 and future years, says a report released Tuesday by Express Scripts Inc.
  • Generic Drugs Could Have Saved $20 Billion in Health Care Co (Fox News)
    Consumers could have saved more than $20 billion last year through use of generic drugs, according to a new report.
  • Drugs.com
    database providing information about medication, treatment notes for specific diseases and conditions, pill identification wizard, pill images, and drug interaction guide.
  • Drug Information by RxList
    Drug Information by RxList Drug Information by RxList Drug Information for Prescription Drugs, Side Effects, Interactions, Warnings, Overdose, Patient Info, Pharmacology, Online Pharmacy …
  • Stop Drugs
    information on methamphetamine, links, research, prevention, treatment and enforcement information.
  • Club Drugs
    information from the National Institute on Drug Abuse about drugs such as Ecstasy, GHB, and Rohypnol, whose use is especially popular at raves and dance clubs.
  • Illegal Drug Descriptions
    briefs and background on drugs and drug abuse from the DEA.
21
Dec, 2018

Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy list (Pittsburgh Live)
Filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Pittsburgh:

Delta Asks Bankruptcy Judge to Impose Deep Pay Cuts (RedNova)
By Russell Grantham, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Nov. 2–Delta Air Lines has asked its bankruptcy judge to impose deep pay cuts, following seven weeks of talks that didn’t yield a deal for the $325 million in annual concessions the airline says are crucial to its revival.

Interstate Bakeries Reports Smallest Monthly Sales Since Bankruptcy (WIBW-TV Topeka)
Twinkie maker Interstate Bakeries reports the lowest level of monthly sales since it filed last year for bankruptcy protection. The Kansas City-based company said it took in $239 million in revenue in September, slightly less than the August level.

NYRA hires bankruptcy law firm (Capital News 9)
The New York Racing Association has hired a top bankruptcy law firm in case it can’t raise the $20 million it needs to stay afloat. NYRA Co-Chairman Peter Karches said the organization hired Weil, Gotshal and Manges, which was named the U.S. bankruptcy law firm of the year for 2004.

Interstate Bakeries reports smallest sales since bankruptcy (Kansas City Star)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Interstate Bakeries Corp., the maker of Hostess Twinkies and Wonder Bread, reported its lowest level of monthly sales since it filed for bankruptcy protection last year.

5
Nov, 2018

Asbestos Mesothelioma

  • Asbestos from Libby a far more toxic variety (Baltimore Sun)
    The asbestos contaminating the vermiculite ore from the W.R. Grace & Co. mine in Libby was tremolite. Its fibers are far more toxic, and it produces 10 to 100 times more scarring, than the more widely used chrysotile asbestos. The fibers are like microscopic needles or spears, which, because of their sharpness, become imbedded in lung tissue. Over time, the fibers become infected and create scar
  • Payout victory likely for asbestos victims (The Advertiser)
    ASBESTOS victims are close to victory, with legislation to fast-track compensation claims likely to go through State Parliament within weeks. Independent MP Nick Xenophon will introduce a Bill to improve laws for victims when Parliament resumes next week.
  • Asbestos cleanup plan in the works for Campion Towers (The Greyhound)
    Campion Tower is currently going through an on-going asbestos project to ensure that asbestos in the building is not released into the air, and posing a serious risk to students living in the building. Asbestos was widely used in older buildings as insulation in such materials as floor tiles, ceiling tiles, insulation on pipes and ducts and roofing materials because of its resistance to heat and
  • Asbestos and Turkish farmers (Medical News Today)
    Asbestos is a naturally occurring fibrous mineral which has been extensively used in most Western countries mainly in building and construction. It was later proven that it can cause different types of cancers and other diseases, the reason why its use is now banned in many countries.
  • Ban On Asbestos Products On the Cards (AllAfrica.com)
    GOVERNMENT edged closer last week to the mooted ban of asbestos when the cabinet approved the publication for public comment of the new asbestos regulations.