Wrongfully imprisoned men awarded $1.45M each in settlement with state

Two Northeast Ohio men were awarded $1.45 million settlements by the Ohio Court of Claims after they were declared wrongfully imprisoned for more than 16 years. The men, Robert Gondor and Randy Resh, were implicated in the 1988 strangling murder of Connie Nardi in Portage County. They were released from prison in 2007 and officially [...]

By |2017-03-31T09:29:05-04:00Wednesday, March 29, 2017|

Settlements totaling $12M-plus reached in minimum wage cases

SEATTLE (AP) — Several companies that provide transportation and hospitality services at or near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport have agreed to settle back-pay lawsuits alleging that they ignored the nation’s first $15 minimum wage law after it took effect, deals that will put more than $12 million in the pockets of their current and former workers. [...]

By |2016-09-08T07:36:35-04:00Wednesday, September 7, 2016|

County commissioners to address alleged unfair treatment of sheriff’s office workers

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners is expected to consider resolutions in Tuesday’s general session that would pay $160,000 to a pair of county workers, who allege unfair treatment by their employer. If approved, the resolutions would allow commissioners to enter into a settlement agreement with the two women — Kathy Dalton and Alice Perry, [...]

By |2017-04-24T10:09:15-04:00Monday, August 15, 2016|
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