AT&T is facing a class-action complaint over its practice of charging a $1.99-per-month “Administrative Fee” that isn’t disclosed in its advertised rates. This suggests to customers “that the Administrative Fee is akin to a tax or is another government-related pass-through charge, which it is not.” AT&T’s website says the Administrative Fee “is subject to change from time to time as AT&T’s …
An appointed panel considering 47 percent raises for state lawmakers, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other state officials faces a legal challenge: a lawsuit contending that Cuomo and the Legislature violated the state constitution by relinquishing the touchy pay decision to an unelected panel. James Coll, a New York City police detective and college teacher from Long Island who leads an Albany reform …
The bill for a lawsuit over raises for county officials continues to grow. As of July 28, Onondaga County had paid $154,340.82 to outside lawyers to defend a lawsuit from another elected official. In January, County Comptroller Bob Antonacci sued 19 county officials over the raises approved last year.
A judge today allowed a lawsuit over pay raises for county officials to move forward, despite efforts by attorneys to quash it. At a preliminary hearing, Judge Spencer Ludington denied motions by defense attorneys to dismiss the lawsuit as “non-justiciable.” The hearing was the first in a six-month-old lawsuit from County Comptroller Bob Antonacci.