The Kentucky Supreme Court chambers. (Photo by David Mark from Pixabay via Courthouse News)
FRANKFORT, Ky. (CN) Kentucky residents hurt on the job after they become eligible for Social Security are treated unfairly under a state law intended to prevent the duplication of so-called income replacement benefits, a Kroger employee argued Wednesday before the state’s top court.
Cheryl Cates worked for the grocery store chain for over 17 years but was forced to undergo shoulder replacement surgery in 2015 after she was injured at work. She was 66 at the time of her injury, and was awarded permanent partial disability benefits in the amount of $113,616.12 by an administrative law judge in 2018.
Missouri House member recommended for expulsion for sexually abusing own children
Missouri Rep. Rick
Roeber’s children and former wife testified to disturbing allegations of abuse, alcoholism and animal cruelty.
Earlier this year, three children of Missouri Rep.
Rick Roeber testified against their father for the physical and sexual abuse they say he committed.
On Monday, following an investigation by the Missouri House of Representatives, the Missouri Ethics Committee unanimously agreed to expel Roeber from the House. Later this week, that measure to expel will go to a vote in the Missouri House, which needs a two-thirds majority to pass.
Missouri State Lawmaker Rick Roeber Resigns After His Children Accuse Him of Sexual Abuse
On 4/13/21 at 10:31 PM EDT
Republican Missouri state Representative Rick Roeber has resigned following accusations of sexual and physical abuse made by his now-adult children.
Roeber s letter of resignation, submitted Tuesday, said that he and his fiancée will relocate out-of-state to be closer to their extended families. The letter doesn t reference his children s accusations. Friday will be his last day in office.
Roeber s adult children spoke publicly of the alleged abuse to the
Kansas City Star in September 2020. The abuse allegedly occurred in the early 1990s, during the children s scheduled visits with their father. At the time, Roeber had undergone divorce proceedings with his ex-wife, Michelle Keller.
By Jason Hancock
Missouri Independent
Citing the “severity of the allegations” against Republican state Rep. Rick Roeber, legislative leaders have asked Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker to help ensure the safety of a minor child with whom Roeber reportedly has regular contact.
Soon after The Independent reported the request from GOP lawmakers to Baker, Roeber announced he was resigning.
Roeber, of Lee’s Summit, was elected to a seat in the Missouri House in November despite allegations by his adult children that he physically and sexually abused them when they were young.
The House Ethics Committee launched an investigation into the allegations in January.
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