---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20190302155707.GA7482@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2019 15:57:07 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: West Virginia: Service technician accuses AT&T of violating workers' comp law, claims unpaid wages By Philip Gonzales CHARLESTON - A service technician is suing AT&T Communications, a former employer, citing alleged violation of workers' compensation laws. Derek Brown filed a complaint in Kanawha Circuit Court against AT&T Communications alleging that it violated the Wage Payment and Collection Act. https://wvrecord.com/stories/511783314-service-technician-accuses-at-t-of-violating-workers-comp-law-claims-unpaid-wages&prtb=kzycx3 -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <b5dbef3c-ae7b-4d7b-96b2-1f856be4a06d@googlegroups.com> Date: 1 Mar 2019 12:36:07 -0800 From: HAncock4 <withheld@invalid.telecom-digest.org> Subject: History--1914--telephone achievements This link is to an ad by Theo. Vail, president of Bell Telephone, describing the achievements of the company in 1914. Vail was known for bringing substantial improvements to both the technical and business side of the company, and ending some of the cutthroat competitive practices of the early years. It's a lot of text, but it illustrates the commitment to basic service they had in those days. https://books.google.com/books?id=C9dVAAAAIBAJ&lpg=PA13&dq=telephone%20switchboard%20upgrade&pg=PA13#v=onepage&q&f=false&prtb=kzycx1 (on right side) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190302155025.GA7456@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2019 15:50:25 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Recent Wins for 401(k) Investors Signal New Class Defense Tactic 401(k) investors are on a hot streak - in court. Employees who file lawsuits claiming retirement plan mismanagement have notched an impressive string of victories at the class certification stage. Twenty such cases - including those against Northrop Grumman, Franklin Templeton, and Oracle Corp. - have won class action status in recent years, while only two lawsuits saw class certification motions denied, a Bloomberg Law analysis found. Employees with pending lawsuits against JPMorgan, CenturyLink Inc., and American Airlines Inc. are trying to keep the streak alive. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/employee-benefits/recent-wins-for-401k-investors-signal-new-class-defense-tactic&prtb=kzycx2 -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Sun, 03 Mar 2019