GM ignition-switch victims’ families to accept compensation offer

(Reuters) — The families of two victims killed in a General Motors Co. vehicle with a faulty ignition switch will accept offers from a program set up to provide compensation for crash... Read more »

Washington Post freezes pension plan, switches to cash balance option

The Washington Post's parent company is freezing its defined benefit plan and transferring remaining participants to an existing cash balance plan, effective Jan. 1, 2015. Read more »

Ohio workers comp bureau proposes 9.1% cut in local government rates

Ohio’s cities and school districts are catching a break, thanks to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. Read more »

EEOC sues two employers over fired transgender employees

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said on Thursday it has filed gender discrimination lawsuits in Michigan and Florida against employers it says discriminated against transgender employees. Read more »

NCCI recommends Kansas workers comp rate cut of 10.4% in 2015

The National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc. has proposed a 10.4% decrease in Kansas workers compensation advisory rates for 2015. Read more »

OFF BEAT: Golf teammates carry on toward Ryder Cup despite lawsuit

Legal wrangling is threatening to drive a wedge between two famous golfers. Read more »

New ‘Bash’ software bug may pose bigger threat than ‘Heartbleed’

(Reuters) — A newly discovered security bug in a widely used piece of Linux software, known as “Bash,” could pose a bigger threat to computer users than the “Heartbleed” bug that surfaced... Read more »

Health care provider settles N.Y. charges of substandard care for $200,000

A health care company has agreed to pay $200,000 in fines to settle charges of providing substandard care to New York prison inmates, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman said Thursday. Read more »

Hospitals’ uncompensated care will drop $5.7 billion this year: HHS

The Obama administration has a new projection of the benefit hospitals will enjoy this year as they provide less care that no one pays for: $5.7 billion. Hospitals in states that expanded... Read more »

Motorola Solutions enters into third-largest U.S. pension buyout on record

Motorola Solutions Inc., Schaumburg, Illinois, entered into a pension buyout agreement with Prudential Insurance Co. of America and will offer lump-sum payouts to terminated vested employees to reduce $4. Read more »