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• » Quarter-Ton New York Cop Denied Fatter Disability Pay
  A district judge in New York denied a 500-pound police officer an increase in his disability pay, upholding a ruling by the city’s pension board that the officer’s morbid obesity, not an injury, was to blame for his inability to perform his job.

• » Wage and Hour Litigation Leads 2007 Workplace Rulings
  Wage and hour litigation pursued under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act produced more rulings in 2007 than any other type of workplace class action, and the pursuit of such litigation is expected to continue through 2008.

• » Want to Save on Health Care? Spend on Health Care

• » Citigroup Names First Talent Chief to Help Address Financial Woes

• » Settlement Leads to Supreme Court Dismissal of ADA Suit

• » When Offered, Wellness Programs Are Popular With Workers

• » State Fee Schedules Control Workers’ Comp Costs, Survey Finds

• » CareerBuilder Gets Personified for Talent Management Consulting

• » Health Benefits Cover Medical Tourism, Alternative Therapies

• » Private Equity Firm to Buy Hewitt’s Software Unit

• » Court Says Film Studio Worker Bound by Exclusive Remedy Rule

• » Democrats Line Up Behind Retirement Benefits Match Plans

• » Massachusetts Penalties to Rise for Rejecting Health Care Coverage

• » GM Settles Class-Action 401(k) Suit

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