Actor and adoption advocate Deborra-lee Furness has called for a refocus on permanency while the NSW government says a backlog in adoption applications has been cleared.
A former MetLife Group Inc. employee settled a lawsuit alleging that the company said her pregnancy-related absences were ineligible for coverage under the state’s family leave statute and later terminated her, according to a text entry on the District of Connecticut’s docket.
Jill Schlude, an 18-year veteran of the Columbia Police Department, was named police chief Wednesday, marking the first time a woman has held the role in Columbia.