Articles Tagged With 'Department Of Labor'
Gov’t Report Slams Labor Dept. Program to Protect Whistleblowers
Flaws in the Labor Department’s whistleblower protection program leave workers unprotected from reprisal, according to a new watchdog report.
Mass. Unemployment Insurance Fund Goes Into Red
The number of states borrowing federal money to keep jobless benefits flowing rises to 27.
Blinded From a Sniper Bullet and Shortchanged by the System
An Iraqi who was injured while helping in the U.S. war effort says AIG's settlement treated him unfairly.
Injured Abroad, Neglected at Home: Labor Dept. Slow to Help War Zone Contractors
The government's lack of action has allowed abuse of the system set up to ensure medical care for injured civilians.
Labor Dept., Congress Plan Improvements to System to Care for Injured War Contractors
Officials are making changes to track the performance of insurers and to speed up the handling of their disputes with injured contractors.
Company That Probes War Contractor Injuries for AIG Is Itself Under Scrutiny
The Labor Department is looking into whether a Maltese company misrepresented its employees as agents of the U.S. government.
Congressional Hearing: Officials Admit Major Flaws in Program to Aid Wounded War-Zone Workers
Lawmakers criticized a federal program that relies on private insurance companies to provide medical care and benefits to civilians injured while working in Iraq and Afghanistan as injured war contractors confronted the executives of the companies they have been fighting for care.
Pentagon’s IG to Examine AIG Insurance Provided to Private Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan
The Defense Department is considering an audit into unpaid medical benefits, after an investigation by LA Times, ABC News and ProPublica led to calls for action from Congress.
