Sentences with phrase «as settlement benefits»

Mr. Canter has obtained favorable trial and appellate decisions as well as settlements benefiting his clients.

Not exact matches

In her statement to Business Insider, Liss - Riordan said «We realize that some may be disappointed not to see this case go to trial,» but she cast the proposed settlement as a victory that «provides significant benefits — both monetary and non-monetary — that will improve the work lives of the drivers.»

Shannon Liss - Riordan, an attorney for the drivers, acknowledged that the settlement does not achieve a reclassification of drivers as employees, but said the benefits are still significant.

On the basis of the above facts, GEI acknowledged in its settlement agreement that the consulting agreements, even those pursuant to which no amounts were actually paid, violated the anti-bribery provision of the CFPOA, as they constituted agreements to provide, directly or indirectly, a benefit to a foreign public official so as to induce the official to use his position to influence decisions of a foreign state for which he performs duties and functions.

«If she believes there were fact - based errors, such as the strategy choice was just a negotiated settlement between two warring executives who feared losing turf, then the manager should ask whether she should really stay at the company for her own benefit and the company's» says Neilson.

Settlements, as they occur, are covered in complete detail with pertinent information on wage adjustments, paid holidays, vacations with pay, shift premiums, medical benefits, dental plans, weekly indemnity, life insurance, pension plans, cost - of - living allowances and rates of pay.

Lyft will not have to reclassify its drivers as employees after reaching a settlement yesterday, in which it agreed to pay $ 12.25 million extra in compensation and benefits.

Upon learning of this, Erie County immediately contacted New York State and commenced an investigation into the nature of these payments to learn if they were made erroneously or were being issued as part of the Richard C. v. Berlin lawsuit settlement, which grants a one - time SNAP benefit payment to certain eligible recipients affected by that lawsuit.

Use of One - Time Financial Settlements: The State's $ 702 million in one - time financial settlements are best used to enhance reserves or provide long - term benefits such as pay - as - you - go capital investments that replace borrowing, paying down debt, or making payments to the retiree beneSettlements: The State's $ 702 million in one - time financial settlements are best used to enhance reserves or provide long - term benefits such as pay - as - you - go capital investments that replace borrowing, paying down debt, or making payments to the retiree benesettlements are best used to enhance reserves or provide long - term benefits such as pay - as - you - go capital investments that replace borrowing, paying down debt, or making payments to the retiree benefits trust.

«For those interested in a paid parental leave benefit, our intent is to reach an agreement that includes paid parental leave as part of an overall settlement, in a way that is both responsive to workers» needs while also fair and responsible,» Linn testified.

It suggests that the early hunter - gatherer settlements transformed ecological interactions and food webs, allowing house mice that benefited from human settlements to out - compete wild mice and establish themselves as the dominant population.

This technology would also benefit asteroid colonies as well, as it would enable settlements within the inner solar system to become less dependent upon Earth (or even Mars) for resources.

«Seven decades after the 1944 Education Act, we believe that the time is overdue for reform as the old settlement no longer works as well as it needs to for the benefit of schools, religion and society.»

The life insurance benefit can be used to help pay estate taxes, estate settlement costs, or as a way to leave an inheritance to children and grandchildren.

This purpose of this writing is to enlighten people as to what the benefits are of using a debt settlement program as their means to escape a bad debt problem.

→ an insurance settlement is not part of the marital assets (unless used for the benefit of the family during the marriage, such as a downpayment on a home)

The right of a judgment debtor to accelerate payment of part or all of the death benefit or special surrender value under a life insurance policy, as authorized by paragraph one of subsection (a) of one thousand one hundred thirteen of the insurance law [* see below], or to enter into a viatical settlement pursuant to the provisions of article seventy - eight of the insurance law, is exempt from application to the satisfaction of a money judgment.

As I recently wrote about, it's not just credit card borrowers who enjoy the benefits of hiring a debt settlement lawyer, but student loan borrowers as welAs I recently wrote about, it's not just credit card borrowers who enjoy the benefits of hiring a debt settlement lawyer, but student loan borrowers as welas well.

Debt settlement is not for everyone... Some consumer will benefit more by using bankruptcy as a form of debt relief.

A firm offering a settlement advance charges interest to the beneficiary and may insist on a contract that assigns the lump - sum benefit to the lender as collateral.

Certain other dissolution related obligations, such as payments to others, hold harmless provisions and property settlement obligations, are not dischargeable if the debtor has the ability to pay them and the detriment to the spouse outweighs the benefit of the discharge to the debtor.

Conversely, structured settlements taken as periodic payments are designed to provide benefits for several years and are therefore difficult to mismanage.

The concept of selling your life insurance policy is known as a life settlement, this process involves selling your policy for an amount of cash that is less than your death benefit and more than the amount that is in your cash value account.

Another side note: Most principles of credit counseling companies who wanted to benefit from settlement as they were losing money to it anyway -LCB- if you can't beat them join them in a round about way -RCB- also wanted to retain their non-profit status and keep fair share flowing.

Most of the companies include the gratuity benefit amount as part of the Final Settlement payments.

If the average settlement jumps to 60 % that doesn't mean suitable clients (those trying to avoid Chapter 13 as Charles Phelan points out) aren't still receiving a benefit if they're paying 15 % of the enrolled debt.

Other solutions, such as credit counseling, debt consolidation loans, debt settlement, and even self debt help may offer better short as well as long - term benefits.

For exactly the reasons you outline, creditors and agencies have taken an adversarial stance against the industry at large and come to view the involvement of a debt settlement firm as being a hindrance rather than a benefit.

Alternatively, if it is determined that the policy has real economic value to keep, the advisor and client should consider whether it makes more sense to simply keep the policy to benefit directly from the long - term value of the death benefit, rather than sell as a life settlement (since by definition, if it's valuable to a buyer to purchase, it's valuable to the seller to keep it!).

As part of the ADAA's philanthropic partnerships, all admission from The Art Show and proceeds from the Gala Preview benefit the Henry Street Settlement, one of New York's leading social service, arts, and health care organizations.

As part of ADAA's philanthropic partnerships, admission from The Art Show and proceeds from the Gala Preview benefit the Henry Street Settlement, one of New York's leading social service, arts and health care organizations.

New York's art week kicked off last night as hundreds of collectors, gallerists, artists, and more filled the Park Avenue Armory for the Art Dealers Association of America Art Show 2012 Gala Benefit Preview to Benefit Henry Street Settlement.

All ticket proceeds, as is custom, will benefit the Henry Street Settlement.

Following a settlement agreement with the US Department of Justice in 2010, and a fine of $ 400 million, a settlement was then reached with the SFO: BAE Systems pleaded guilty to one charge of breach of duty to keep accounting records and paid a # 30m penalty, some of which was distributed as a charitable payment for the benefit of Tanzania.

The CPR protocols have promoted earlier and better cooperation between disputing parties, as well as reinforcing a culture of settlement and educating the parties on the benefits of ADR.

Lawyers» obligation as advocates to resolutely pursue the benefits authorized by law for their clients is set off, or supplemented, as I see it, by an obligation to pursue settlement.

However, the economics of a practice focusing on the pursuit of reasonable settlements are not as grim as I think most people expect, and in my experience a settlement - oriented practice yields pleasant collateral benefits from a quality of life perspective.

If the settlement provides for the payment of a lump sum in an amount offered by the insurer and, with respect to a benefit under the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule that is not a lump sum benefit, the settlement contains a restriction on the insured person's right to mediate, litigate, arbitrate, appeal or apply to vary an order as provided in section 280 to 284 of the Act, a statement of the insurer's estimate of the commuted value of the benefit and an explanation of hoe the insurer determined the commuted value.

If you rely on government assistance programs like Medicaid or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), an influx of cash such as a personal injury settlement may disqualify you from receiving those benefits.

As a Newport Beach personal injury lawyer can tell you, early settlement of a case offers several benefits.

One final benefit is that the blog serves a useful purpose for Hochfelder himself since his analysis arms him with useful settlement information as well.

The insurance adjuster is not entitled to take advantage of an insured persons» financial vulnerability as part of negotiating a settlement of the claim or to unreasonably withhold benefits that an insured person is clearly entitled to.

We recovered permanent disability benefits through workers» compensation as well as a settlement from the subcontractor responsible for the unsafe walkway.

In a mass torts case, you can have the benefit of pooling resources to sue a party that caused numerous injuries, such as an auto manufacturer, but obtaining an individual settlement or verdict.

Over $ 80,000 in benefits had been paid to the plaintiff, and he continued to receive weekly benefits as of the date of trial, when a settlement of $ 237,500 was offered.

While these proposals are not identical to the U.S. system, they can create opportunities for similar abuses, such as settlements that unfairly benefit lawyers rather than claimants.

- An attorney can help draft a settlement or clincher agreement to protect an injured worker's interest so that he or she does not waive certain benefits such as future employment, Social Security benefits, or Medicare / Medicaid benefits.

While foreign civil justice systems are not identical to the U.S. system, they can nevertheless create opportunities for similar abuses, such as settlements that provide substantial compensation to lawyers, while failing to provide much benefit to consumers.

In early August, a group of about 3,200 non-union retirees reached a settlement with General Motors Canada Ltd. after the company cut their benefits as part of restructuring during 2008.

* Pursuing Other Benefits — A Virginia workers» compensation settlement may give you the freedom to pursue other benefits Benefits — A Virginia workers» compensation settlement may give you the freedom to pursue other benefits benefits as well.