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Comprehensive Healthcare Accused of Shorting Workers $20 Million in Back Pay as Wage Trial Begins

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PITTSBURGH, PA – Employees at Comprehensive Healthcare’s facilities in Western Pennsylvania were allegedly not paid for all the hours they worked due to the company’s policy and practice, according to a lawyer from the U.S. Department of Labor. The attorney claimed that supervisors at the nursing care facilities were aware of the pay issues and sought help from the company’s administrators to address them. Despite submitting documentation and obtaining approvals, employees continued to be unpaid. The government estimates that Comprehensive owes its employees $20 million in unpaid back wages and potentially double that for damages. … Read more

Rudy Giuliani’s Defamation Trial: Stakes High as Jury Considers $43 Million Damages and Future of Election Lies Accountability

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WASHINGTON D.C. – Closing arguments have concluded in Rudy Giuliani’s federal defamation trial as the jury deliberates. The trial centers around Giuliani’s statements defaming Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss. The judge has already ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, determining that Giuliani did defame them. However, the jury’s role is to determine the amount of damages to be awarded. If the jury rules in favor of Freeman and Moss, Giuliani could face significant financial consequences. The jury has the power to award up to $43 million in damages. While it remains uncertain … Read more

Minnesota Attorney General Seeks $3 Million in Unpaid Wages in Landmark Lawsuit Against Evergreen Acres Housing and Dairy

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ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has taken legal action against Evergreen Acres Housing and Dairy, seeking compensation of nearly $3 million for unpaid wages, unlawful deductions, and civil penalties. Ellison alleges that the company has deprived dozens of employees of their rightful pay, with each individual losing an average of 12 to 32 hours of wages in every two-week pay period. This lawsuit marks one of the largest wage theft enforcement efforts in the state’s history, according to Ellison’s office. The lawsuit, which was filed in Stearns County District Court, focuses … Read more

Kowalski Family Awarded $211 Million in ‘Take Care of Maya’ Trial Against Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital

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Venice, Florida – After years of legal proceedings, a six-person jury has reached a verdict in the trial of the Kowalski family’s lawsuit against Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. The family was awarded approximately $211 million in compensatory damages, as well as punitive damages, after the hospital was found liable on all seven claims brought against them. These claims included false imprisonment, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The Kowalski family filed the lawsuit in 2018, more than a year after the death of Beata Kowalski following child abuse allegations and a subsequent investigation … Read more