(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) We hope a federal investigation of Triangle, Inc., a corporate provider to the Department of Developmental Services for alleged anti-union activity brings public attention to the potential for … [Read more...]
Living wage in Massachusetts suffers a setback
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) In an apparently little-noticed setback to the effort to raise the minimum wage in Massachusetts, the legislative conference committee on the state budget rejected a living wage for direct-care … [Read more...]
State law that boosted human services funding has helped provider CEOs more than direct-care workers
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) A 2008 state law, which substantially raised funding to corporate agencies running group homes for people with disabilities, has resulted in only minimal increases in wages for direct-care workers … [Read more...]
Compensation of provider executives in MA reaches $100 million
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) More than 600 executives employed by corporate human service providers in Massachusetts received some $100 million per year in salaries and other compensation, according to our updated survey of the … [Read more...]
State audit confirms salary overpayments to DDS provider
(Cross-posted from the COFAR Blog) The state improperly reimbursed the May Institute, a corporate provider to the Department of Developmental Services, for hundreds of thousands of dollars paid to company executives in excess of a … [Read more...]
We need to take a larger view on monitoring human services vendors
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) Alleged state credit card misuse and other financial irregularities at the Life Focus Center of Charlestown are the latest in a series of mini-scandals involving human service contractors to the … [Read more...]
DDS vendor executives not sharing the pain of their workers
(Cross-posted from the COFAR blog) Direct-care workers in the state's contracted human services system have seen their wages stagnate in recent years, but the executives who run the largely nonprofit contractor agencies that employ those … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: Obama Administration to order big pay cuts at bailed out firms
US to Order Big Pay Cuts at Bailed Out Firms to include requirment of federal permission for perks valued above $25,000, compensation of not more than $200,000.00 per executive, more. Do you think they read BlueMassGroup? This is … [Read more...]
Now Fannie Mae is giving bonuses
Unbelievable!! As Usual Just my Opinion … [Read more...]
Blue Cross lights your $$ on fire
How ironic that this news item pops up the week of the supposed deadline to buy insurance: BOSTON, Mass. - November 16, 2007 - The former CEO of the state's largest health insurer walked away with $19.4 million last year. When he … [Read more...]