Tag: severance

So John Ensign decided to pay his booty call $25,000? That sure sounds like prostitution, but may have other legal implications instead: Hampton said Ensign paid the woman $25,000 in severance when she stopped working for the senator. If true, Ensign faces a possible felony violation of campaign finance law if he paid the severance […]

I’m sure everyone has heard about this by now: On the chilly factory floor of the Republic Windows and Doors plant, Apolinar Cabrera and a couple hundred workers have decided to make their stand. Their jobs evaporated Friday when this Chicago company unexpectedly closed its doors, blaming lender Bank of America for cutting off its […]