by: Beth Rousseau, Action News Jax Updated: Mar 2, 2017 – 8:11 PM JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Lyse Medinas parents moved to Jacksonville from Haiti so she could have more opportunities, but the change brought challenges. Medina tells Action News Jax, My dad is a taxi driver, and my mother isnt working right now because she…
DetailsThe Prime Minister’s Digital Transformation Office was “locked out” of helping with Centrelink’s robo-debt, the former head of the agency says. Paul Shetler, who was handpicked by Mr Turnbull to lead the government’s technological revolution, says he and his colleagues first heard about the automatically generated debt program in the media. Locked out: former Chief Digital Officer Paul Shetler. Photo: Dominic…
DetailsWESTERN Downs businesses have been burned by a long-term contractor for Cameby Downs Mine, after the business went into liquidation owing a total of more than $1.8 million. Dalby’s Skyreach Pty Ltd, Chinchilla’s MFE Pty Ltd and Miles’ Kelly Green Pty Ltd together are owed roughly $300,000 after Conveyor and General Engineering Pty Ltd (CGE)…
DetailsA FAMILY trucking company that owed more than $500,000 to creditors and banks has been officially put into liquidation by administrators. Pittsworth-based Oberhardt Transport will be dissolved after the decision was made by directors, creditors and administrators to wind up the business at the latest meeting at Fitzy’s yesterday. While administrator Stephen Dixon, of firm…
DetailsPublished on Wed, Nov 04,2015 | 23:06, Updated at Wed, Nov 04 at 23:06Source : Moneycontrol.com Following is the Summary of the Recommendations of the Bankruptcy Law Reforms Committee (BLRC) The Report of the BLRC is in two parts:i. Rationale and Design/Recommendations;ii. A comprehensive draft Insolvency and Bankruptcy Bill covering all entities. The draft Bill…
DetailsMilton Acosta, 73, of West Babylon, worked for companies that paid into the Road Carriers Local 707 Welfare & Pension Funds, on May 20, 2016, in West Babylon. (Credit: Heather Walsh) A federal agency has declared a Hempstead-based union pension fund insolvent, a move that has resulted in additional benefit cuts for the plans nearly…
DetailsIn this post-election environment its rare to find moments of bipartisan support, but a proposal to help some borrowers tackle their student loan debt is gaining momentum with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. But it likely wont help the borrowers struggling the most with their loans. The bill, introduced last month by Rep.…
DetailsA judge has ordered the liquidation of Penn Treaty American Corp., the Salisbury Township provider of long-term care policies. The ruling from Commonwealth Court Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt was not unexpected. After nearly a decade of legal wrangling, Penn Treaty and its affiliate American Network Insurance Co. raised the white flag at a November hearing,…
DetailsThe chief executive of a Shepparton-based not-for-profit organisation has highlighted the issues surrounding Centrelinks automated data matching system and its approach to collecting alleged debts, as the issue faces a looming Senate inquiry. FamilyCares David Tennant recently made a submission to a Senate inquiry associated with the better management of the social welfare system, focusing…
DetailsThe Commonwealth Court in Pennsylvania has approved petitions to liquidate Penn Treaty Network America Insurance Company and American Network Insurance Company, with policyholder claims set to be paid through the state guaranty association system subject to statutory limits and conditions. After a long and difficult eight-year legal process, the Courts decision to approve the liquidation…
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