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BP floating financial lifeline to station owners (AP)
HOUSTON – Oil giant BP PLC is floating a financial lifeline to the owners, operators and suppliers of the gas stations around America that bear its name and have been struggling because of boycotts prompted by the Gulf spill. The head of a trade group that represents distributors of BP gasoline in the U.S.
Whiplash Claims Warns on Awareness of Personal Injury Compensation Entitlement
LONDON, June 26 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Whiplash-Claims.com, the UK’s leading whiplash injury claims lawyers, is today warning of the need for greater awareness of the dangers of whiplash and related neck injuries in motoring accidents, and especially the ability to claim compensation in the event of such an injury. According to Mark Rogers, spokesman for Whiplash-Claims.com, “The real danger with whiplash incidents is that even in the event of a minor road accident, a whiplash injury can be sustained.
Regulators OK plan to police banks’ pay policies (AP)
WASHINGTON – Federal regulators on Monday adopted a plan to ensure that banks’ pay policies don’t encourage employees to take reckless gambles like those that contributed to the recent financial crisis. The plan, originally proposed by the Federal Reserve last year, was also endorsed by other key banking regulators — the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision.
Analysis: Oil spill has cost Obama, Democrats time and focus (AP)
WASHINGTON – BP chief executive Tony Hayward committed a faux pas when he admitted he wanted his life back. President Barack Obama is too smart to say it aloud, but he wants his presidency back.
Obama sees light ahead for oil-damaged Gulf Coast (AP)
THEODORE, Ala. – In a newly optimistic tone, President Barack Obama promised Monday that “things are going to return to normal” along the stricken Gulf Coast and the region’s fouled waters will be in even better shape than before the catastrophic BP oil spill.
Manuel E. Machado Joins Spanish Broadcasting System’s Board of Directors
– To Serve on Audit Committee and Compensation Committee – COCONUT GROVE, Fla., June 14 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (“SBS”) (Nasdaq: SBSA ) announced today that Manuel E.
Maclaren Agrees to Compensation for Pushchair Injuries
MANCHESTER, England, May 17 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Personal Injury Claims solicitor First Personal Injury is pleased that pushchair manufacturer Maclaren has this month announced that they will compensate children who have suffered injuries after getting their hands caught in the hinge mechanism of certain models of folding pushchair. To date more than 40 UK families have been told they will receive personal injury compensation from Maclaren, and First Personal Injury Managing Partner, Michael Jefferies, believes there are many more parents out there who are blaming themselves for these accidents.
Tide of new PTSD cases raises fears of fraud
Moved by a huge tide of troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress, Congress has pressured the Department of Veterans Affairs to settle their disability claims — quickly,…
Second Annual FurstPerson Contact Center Recruitment and Compensation Survey Forecasts Increase in Hiring by More Than 10 Percent in 2010
68% of contact center leaders expect hiring volume growth by 14 percent over next 12 months FurstPerson, a Chicago-based company that provides pre-employment hiring solutions to the contact center industry,…