benefits
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After denials, PACT Act making a difference for those hurt by toxic exposure
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After previous denials, Michelle Hill received an official letter earlier this year from the Department of Veterans Affairs acknowledging her husband’s deadly cancer was caused by exposure to toxic burn pits. “It was saying, ‘Yes, your husband’s service mattered,’” she said during an event Wednesday at the Mount Carmel Veterans Service Center. Congressional approval of the…
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Public employees cannot jettison ex-spouses from retirement benefits, state Supreme Court says
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Retired public employees cannot unilaterally change their retirement plan to stop their ex-spouses from receiving benefits, the Colorado Supreme Court decided last week. Robert J. Mack of Colorado Springs, who retired from government work in 2012 and designated his then-wife as the beneficiary of his retirement benefits, argued to the Supreme Court that the trial…
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Audit says state has done little to recover $73 million paid out in fraudulent unemployment claims
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The Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) may have paid out $73.1 million in potentially fraudulent claims during the first 14 months of the pandemic and has done little to resolve those fraudulent claims, including recovering the money, an audit released Monday said. But the department’s lack of effective processes also meant that the majority…
