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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: compensation

compensation stories: 29 news summaries

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Bailout Talks
Get Stuck on Executive Pay

Senate wants to rein in excesses, but lobbyists push back

Sep 24, 08 6:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Washington continues to wrangle over the terms of the Wall Street bailout, one major sticking point has been executive pay packages, with many in Congress looking to punish CEOs seeking taxpayer aid. While lobbyists are pushing back hard, some kind of restraint on compensation seems unavoidable, reports the New ... More »

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executive compensation • Chris Dodd • credit market • compensation • bailout • financial crisis

OPINION

9/11 Fund Must Stand Alone to Mark Tragedy

$7B victims' pool should not set a precedent for disasters

Sep 11, 08 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - The fund set up to aid the injured and bereaved of 9/11 should not be a model for compensating those affected by disasters like Hurricane Katrina or even other terror attacks, Kenneth Feinberg writes in the Washington Post. The $7 billion September 11th Victim Compensation Fund was a unique "... More »

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September 11 • compensation • terrorist attack • 9/11 attacks

China Pushes 'Hush Money'
on Grieving
Quake Parents

Pressured to stop questioning school toll

Jul 24, 08 3:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Officials in China's Sichuan province are buying the silence of parents who lost children in May's devastating earthquake, the New York Times reports. Grieving parents are being pressured to sign agreements accepting $9,000 in compensation if they stop asking questions about why so many schools collapsed. They are told... More »

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China • compensation • earthquake • Chinese officials • Sichuan province • China earthquake

 Canada Apologizes
 to Indigenous Groups 

 Ottawa admits abuse of native cultures

Jun 12, 08 4:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Canada formally apologized to its indigenous peoples yesterday for forcing children to attend government-run schools where they were often sexually and physically abused. Prime Minister Stephen Harper read the apology in Parliament, calling the forced assimilation a "sad chapter" in the nation's history that damaged several generations, the Globe ... More »

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Canada • sexual abuse • House of Commons • Stephen Harper • compensation • Inuit • Assembly of First Nations • residential schools • physical abuse • Metis • First Nations • assimilation

Startup Site Wants to See Your Paycheck

Glassdoor.com gives users dirt on others in exchange for theirs

Jun 11, 08 2:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ever wonder how much people at Google or Microsoft really make? Just-launched Glassdoor.com wants to tell you, TechCrunch reports. Essentially, the site collects self-submitted compensation reports and reviews for as many jobs at as many firms as possible. Open to everyone are full details for Googe, Yahoo, Microsoft, and... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Microsoft • Apple • employer • Cisco • compensation • Glassdoor

Minn., Bridge Victims Strike $38M Compensation Deal

Victims eligible for $400K apiece

May 2, 08 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Minnesota will establish two funds totaling $38 million to compensate victims of the Minneapolis bridge collapse that killed 13 people last summer, the Star Tribune reports. One pool allows victims up to $400,000 each; the other provides those "extraordinarily impacted" by the collapse with extra funds for medical... More »

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Minneapolis • Minnesota • bridge collapse • bridge • settlement • compensation • disaster

Brits Will Pay $4M to Iraqi
Boy Paralyzed by Bullet

Record compensation for teen shot by dropped rifle

Apr 15, 08 5:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britain's Ministry of Defense has agreed to pay $4 million in compensation to an Iraqi boy accidentally shot by a British soldier, the Guardian reports. The boy, now 17, is paralyzed from severe spinal injuries inflicted when the soldier dropped his rifle at a Basra base in 2003. He is... More »

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Iraq • Basra • British Army • British military • Ministry of Defence • negligence • compensation

Military Death Payments Trouble Families

$500,000 windfalls for next of kin can cause confusion, discord

Mar 22, 08 8:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - The military pays $500,000 to the next of kin of every soldier killed in Iraq or Afghanistan, but the sudden injection of cash during a time of grief often throws survivors off balance. Young military spouses can struggle with money management and long-lost friends and relatives sometimes appear asking... More »

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War on Terror • US military • military spouses • compensation • benefits • military families • Iraq war • life insurance • Afghanistan war

Wall Street Bonuses In for a Fall

Extra pay could drop in half for some senior bond traders

Nov 7, 07 3:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Wall Street's multi-million-dollar bonuses are likely to take a hit for the first time in five years, with extra pay dropping in half for some senior sellers of mortgage-backed securities, according to the Wall Street Journal. Traders in stocks and commodities are expected to do better than those working with... More »

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Wall Street • Citigroup • subprime mortgages • Merrill Lynch • bonuses • Options Group • mortgage backed securities • Johnson Associates • compensation

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