Benimax is one of several private-equity firms buying hundreds of apartments and single-family homes across Louisville and building rental portfolios.
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Candle factory workers weren’t trained for emergencies before deadly tornado collapse, lawsuit claims.
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Candle factory workers weren’t trained for emergencies before deadly tornado collapse, lawsuit claims.
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Survivor of the Mayfield candle factory files lawsuit
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The lawsuit was filed in Graves Circuit Court on behalf of Elijah Johnson and other “similarly situated” employees of Mayfield Consumer Products. The suit claims the company refused to let its employees leave the factory Friday night, even though the factory had “at least 3 hours’ notice of the danger” the severe weather could bring.
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Attorney claims ‘smoking gun’ as Mayfield factory workers consider lawsuit
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While the candle factory’s owner denies wrongdoing, the attorney claims the survivors have proof the company broke the law.
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Mayfield candle factory’s labor practices under scrutiny in wake of deadly tornado
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The candle factory has a higher-than-average injury rate, and recruited incarcerated people and people from Puerto Rico for $10-12/hour jobs.
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Louisville wants free phone calls for incarcerated people
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Louisville is looking for a new vendor to provide phone and video call services from the city jail. Unlike its previous contract with Securus Technologies, the city wants the new vendor to make calls free for incarcerated people and their loved ones.
People making calls from the Louisville jail currently pay Securus, a private company based in Texas. The company then passes a portion of that revenue on to Metro Government in commissions. But a request for proposals issued this week says the city will not only forgo commissions but will start paying for phone calls directly.
Records obtained by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting show Securus collected $1.6 million from the Louisville jail and paid nearly $945,000 in commissions last year.
Related story — Phone Calls Still Won’t Be Free When Louisville Jail Gives Up Profit. “It’s so important for families to be able to have contact with their loved ones who are inside the Louisville Department of Corrections, and it’s a really great step forward that it can be free,” said Judi Jennings, who provides art supplies to children visiting family members at the jail as part of the Louisville Family Justice Advocates.
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Calls from Kentucky prisons become cheaper for some, more expensive for others under new rate cap
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The Federal Communications Commission capped rates on phone calls from prisons at .14 cents a minute in rules that became final in September.
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Attorney General Revives Lawsuit Against State Pension Officials and Hedge Funds
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entucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has revived and expanded a lawsuit accusing hedge fund managers and Kentucky Retirement System officials of mishandling the state’s troubled pension fund.
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As Ky. Payday Lenders See Business Dropping, Industry Seeks Forgivable Loans
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If granted, the lawmakers’ request would allow payday lenders offering annual interest rates as high as 469% to tap into forgivable loans with a 1% interest rate.
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Among Mayor’s State Of Emergency Powers: Amending Union Contracts
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Mayor Greg Fischer’s executive order declaring a state of emergency granted him significant powers — including amending or selectively enforcing public sector union contracts.
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Louisville Call Centers Change Policies, Allow Some Remote Work
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While call centers have not been ordered to close in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear said he would take further action if the employers didn’t find a way to comply with social distancing guidelines.