A workforce reduction across four states in the Mercy health care system affected just 12 jobs at Mercy in Jefferson County. With nearly 1,300 employees at the hospital, the loss represented less than one percent of the workforce.
Read More »IRS eases rules for taxpayers to disclose offshore accounts
The Internal Revenue Service is making it easier for some U.S. taxpayers to disclose offshore accounts.
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Read More »Low equity, loan resets may combine to rein in housing market
About 2 million homeowners who got a reprieve on their high mortgage rates five years ago through a loan modification process are about to be in for a shock as the loans hit the reset button.
Read More »Republicans demand answers from IRS on missing Lerner email
Congressional Republicans are demanding answers from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service after the agency lost more than two years of e-mails requested by lawmakers.
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Read More »Hair braiders’ suit sheds light on licensing requirements
Two St. Louis hair braiders are the lead plaintiffs in a suit that could open the door for changes to licensing requirements for multiple industries.
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Read More »LinkedIn ordered to face claims it misused user email lists
LinkedIn Corp. must face a lawsuit claiming the company violated customers’ privacy rights for marketing purposes by accessing their external email accounts and downloading their contacts’ addresses.
Read More »Citigroup said to face $10B request from Justice Department
The U.S. Justice Department has asked Citigroup Inc. for more than $10 billion to settle an investigation into the lender’s sale of mortgage-backed bonds in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.
Read More »GM ignition-switch defect response probed by nine states
General Motors Co.’s delayed decision to recall almost 2.6 million cars for ignition-switch defects is being investigated by attorneys general in Florida, Connecticut and at least seven more states.
Read More »MLM parent emerges from bankruptcy
The Dolan Company, parent company of Missouri Lawyers Media, which includes this publication, has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Read More »Supreme Court sets conference on Ponzi trustees
The U.S. Supreme Court will probably say June 30 whether liquidators of the Bernard Madoff and R. Allen Stanford Ponzi schemes will be allowed a final appeal on their quests to hold financial institutions to account for their roles in allegedly helping perpetuate fraud.
Read More »BofA mortgage negotiations said to stall as U.S. readies lawsuit
The U.S. is preparing to sue Bank of America Corp. amid an impasse in talks to resolve government probes of the lender’s sale of mortgage-backed bonds before the financial crisis, a person familiar with the matter said.
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