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DHHR planning recourse after blue jean ban overturned

CHARLESTON – If anyone in West Virginia wants to challenge their company’s dress code, now is the time. The state Employees Grievance Board recently overturned the Department of Health and Human Resources’ ban on employees wearing blue jeans, meaning the … Read More »

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Slips slow shift to private workers’ comp

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Jane Cline

CHARLESTON – For 40 years, Linda Tracy kept the payroll straight at the Clay County Board of Education. But when she left her post to fight cancer, the board fumbled away its workers’ compensation insurance.
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Firm with ties to McGraw’s office in hot water

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Melvyn Weiss

CHARLESTON – A well-known class-action law firm with ties to state Attorney General Darrell McGraw’s office was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on charges of illegal kickbacks to clients.
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Secretary of State weighing options against voting machine provider

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Betty Ireland

CHARLESTON – West Virginia Secretary of State Betty Ireland has filed a complaint against the manufacturer of voting machines used during the May 9 primary elections, and is currently on a fact-finding mission before deciding on the possibility of a lawsuit.
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