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The Law Offices of Mark N. Lee opened in 1993, and practices exclusively in the area of workers’ compensation and the personal injury.  Personal injury cases that include wrongful death, automobile accidents, truck accidents, defective products cases, legal and medical malpractice cases, dog bites, bicycle accidents and any other legal matters that involve an injury to an individual or groups of individuals.

In connection with cases of permanent disability, our office also handles Social Security disability claims.

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Over 500 faculty, staff and students turned out for the “Higher Education Funding” rallies at Castleton, Johnson, Lyndon and Vermont Tech on October 20^th!  At least 500 signed petitions in support of “Better Funding for the State Colleges and we had great media coverage.

Introduction

The compensation of public employees is a hot topic in the wake of the financial crisis. Funded levels of public pension plans declined sharply at the same time that state and local revenues collapsed. As a result, plan sponsors in most states are looking for ways to reduce pension costs. The assumption – either explicit or implied – is that pensions are too generous. Pensions, of course, are just one part of compensation, so any comparison must also consider wages and other benefits. The question of comparability of compensation in the state-local and private sectors was the focus of a recent Issue in Brief. The conclusion was that wages for workers with similar characteristics, education, and experience were higher in the private sector than the public, but benefits for state-local workers roughly offset the wage penalty. Taken as a whole, compensation in the two sectors is roughly comparable...