Page6—The Portland Observer"March 13, 1991
Illinois Insurer
Suspended In Oregon
The Oregon Insurance Division
suspended Edison Insurance Company
on March 1 from doing any business in
the state.
Edison writes property and
casualty insurance and specializes in
commerical liability and physical damage
coverage for trucks. The company wrote
over $1.4 million in premiums during
1990 in Oregon.
Last month, an Illinois court
placed Edison in liquidation after the
Illinois Insurance Department requested
the liquidation upon learning that
Edison’s liabilities exceeded its assets
by more than $8.4 million.
Oregonians who have coverage
through the insolvent company have
until March 22,1991, to find replacement
insurance. At that time, Edison coverage
will expire. The Oregon Insurance
Guaranty Association is responsible for
all covered Edison claims incurred prior
to cancellation.
Oregon citizens who have a
claim pending against Edison may write
Ken Kennell, claims Administrator,
Oregon Insurance Guaranty Association,
10700 SW Beaverton Hwy., Suite 426,
Beaverton, OR 97005 or call him at
641-7132.
Consumers who want to know
if an insurance company is authorized
to do business in Oreogn can contact the
Insurance Division’s Company Section
at 440 Labor and Industries Building,
Salem, OR 97310, or call them at 378-
4281.
Safeway Employees Raise
Record Amount For
Easter Seals
Safeway employees in Oregon
and SW Washington contributed over
ONE-HALF M ILLIO N DOLLARS -
setting a new company record - on the
Oregon Easter Seals Telethon, broadcast
on March 2 and 3, 1991.
Nationwide, employees of
Safew ay Inc. contributed $5.1
M IL L IO N
D O L L A R S , which
represents a ONE (1) $1 millioin dollar
increae over last year’s contribution.
S afew ay ’s S enior Vice
President and Division manager for the
Portland Division, Mr. John Cartales
said:
“ I am extremely proud of our
employees who without any thought of
personal advancement, raised this record
amount to help people with disabilities.”
the breakdown of Safeway’s contribution
from retail divisions throughout the
United sates was:
PORTLAND DIVISION
(Oregon and SW Washington) - 102
stores raised $507,658.00
SEATTLE DIVISION
(Alaska, Montana, Idaho and most of
Washington state) - 177 stores raised
$600,000.00
DENVER DIVISION
(Colorado and parts of Wyoming,
Nebraska and South Dakota) - 122
stores raised $504,879.00
EASTERN DIVISION
(Washington D.C., Maryland and
northern Virginia) - 149 stores raised
$752,000.00
Higher Fines For Federal
Child
Labor Violations Effective
March 1
Higher civil money penalties
for child labor violations became
effective March 1, 1991, the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today.
According to Wilbur Olson, regional
administrator for the department’s Wage
Hour Division here, the maximum child
labor civil money penalty rose from
$1,000 to $10,000.
Beginning March 1,1991, there
is a two-tier child labor assessment
structure. The first tier of existing fines
will apply to violations occurring before
Nov. 5, 1990, and the second tier of
higher penalties will apply to child labor
violations occurring on and after Nov.
5, 1990.
In determining the penalty
amounts assessed for child labor
violations, the department considers the
size of the firm and the gravity of the
violations, as well as such factors as the
duration of violations and the exposure
of individual minors to multiple
violations, Olson said.
He added, * ‘The new structure
will result in relatively small increases
in assessments for less serious violations,
but much larger increases for the most
serious violations.” firms cited for child
labor violations may still appeal the
findings, seeking to have them
overturned, or pay the fines as assessed.
The Fair Labor Standards Act
(FLSA) was changed by Congress to
incorporate the increased civil money
penalties. The law was also modified to
provide that revenues from these penalties
will go to the U.S. treasury, not the
Labor D epartm ent. R egulations
implementing these changes were
published in the Feb. 28 Federal Register.
Over the last few years, and especially
in 1990, the department significantly
increased its child labor enforcement
efforts, conducting four nationwide child
labor strike forces last year, which
identified more than 28,000 illegally
employed young workers. Resulting fines
of more than $10 million are estimated
to be assessed for these violations.
Vo unteers!
Vo unteers!
Vo unteers!
Volunteers of all ages and skill
levels are invited to donate one day of
their time to help North/Northeast area
seniors with minor home repairs, yard
work and interior/exterior painting. Call
Project Linkage at 249-8215 to volun­
teer. Project linkage is part of the Sen­
ior Opportunities Division of Metro­
politan Family Service, a non-profit
agency.
C O M IN G
Advocates Seek Comment
On Services For Seniors
The P ortland/M ultnom ah
Commission on Aging seeks comment
on the plan for aging services in
Multnomah County for the next four
years. A public hearing is scheduled for
Wednesday, March 20 from 2:30-3:30
pm. “ These are really critical decisions,"
said Commission director Becky Wehrli,
“ because of proposed cuts facing us
due to the property tax limitation.”
Service priorities in the draft
plan identified for continuation include
door-to-door transportation, meals,
district senior service centers, and long­
term-care. Expansion o f services to
minority and low-income seniors,
weekend and evening access to services,
housing, and mental health services are
new initiatives proposed for the future.
The public is invited to give
their ideas to the Commission on Aging,
sponsor o f the hearing. Copies of the
draft plan can be obtained by calling
Jan Tucker at Multnomah County Aging
Services Division, 248-3646. the
Commission will consider public
comments in recommending changes
in the plan before it is presented in May
to the County and State for approval.
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At tax time, the old adage that
time is money comes to mind. In this
case, taking a little time to ensure
accuracy and legibility saves processing
and correspondence time and costs for
the Internal Revenue Service. It also
means faster procesisng time and speedier
refunds for taxpayers. Some of the most
significant tax errors being made by
Oregonians include:
-Entering an incorrect social security
number or omitting a spouse’s number.
-Notentering the standard deduction or
entering an incorrect amount.
-Not claiming or incorrectly computing
the earned income credit, or taking it in
error (generally available only to tax­
payers with dependent children who
earn less than $20,264).
-Entering an incorrect name on the name
line.
-Wrong entries for estimated tax
payments.
-Using the incorrect tax from the tax
table or not entering the total tax.
-Arithmetic errors made when figuring
a refund or amount of tax owed.
-Not checking the box to indicate
dependency status.
Accurately filed tax returns help prevent
delays and benefit everyone, both in
time and money.
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Portraits o f Black Women Who Changed America
Séptima Pomsette Clark
Double Checking Return
Helps Speed Up Refund
J^OMESyyANTED
A P R IL
I DREAM A WORLD
©
The days of the dead battery are
gone thanks to a battery with a
spare unit.
1989. B ria n L anker
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer
Brian I .anker reveals the essence of 75
women, their strength, dignity and
spirit: women who have taken mighty
steps across America’s history, and
whose triumphs inspire us all.
Museum of Art
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
March 10-May 5
Photographs by Brian Lanker
HKWESr
Making the most of your time.’
i he exhibition and its national lour are made possible In
a gram from the I S WEST Foundation.
© 1991 US WEST, Inc
Tomothy Holt Attends Children’s Defense Fund Conference
Tim othy H olt, Program
Coordinator for Oregon Outreach and
MYCAP, recently attended the annual
conference of the Children’s Defense
Fund in Washington, D.C.
The conference theme, “ What
Works: Bridging the Gaps for America’s
Children,” brought together over 1,200
leading child advocates and professionals
from around the country February 28 -
March 2 to discuss and collaborate on
effective programs and strategies that
work for children.
Mr. Holt is especially active in
developing support services for gang
involved youth.gnd their families.
Conference plenary speakers
included Harvard Medical School
professor Dr.T. Berry Brazleton; Harvard
University lecturer and author Lisbeth
Schorr, photojoumalist Stephen Shames;
Center for Maryland Family resource
Center Executive Director Rosalie
Streett; parents as Teachers Director
Mildred Winters; Harvard University
Public Policy professor Ronald Ferguson;
Senator Thomas Harkin (D-IA); and
Children’s Defense Fund President
Marian Wright Edelman.
Awards were given to several
individuals for their respective efforts
on behalf o f children. Barbara Bell of
Boys and Girls Clubs of Newark and
Joe Perez and James Robinson with the
B ed fo rd-S tuyvesant
V olunteer
Ambulance Corp received Community
S ervice A w ards, and Senlator
Christopherf Dodd (D-CT) and Nancy
Spears with the Alabama Council on
Human relations received Leadership
Awards.
The Children’s Defense Fund
exists to provide a strong and effective
voice for the children of America.
NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA DIVISION
(Hawaii, northern California and
western Nevada) - 250 stores raised
$1,523,755.00
PHOENIX DIVISION
(Arizona) - 88 stores raised
$312,400.00
In ad d ition, S afew ay ’s
Administrative Office and Supply
Divisions raised $162,809; Safeway’s
C anadian
D ivisions
collected
$227,000.00 and another $499,107.00
was raised through vendor programs
and direct company contributions to
local Easter Seals Societies and the
National Easter Seals Society.
Last year, Safeway employees
raised $4.1 million. Since 1986, more
than $16 million has been contributed
to Easter Seals by Safeway and Safeway
employees.
Easter seals provides direct
services to more than 8,000 people with
disabilities in Oregon & SW Washington,
as well as 1.1 million people nation wide
each year.
Safeway is one o f the world’s
largest food retailers, operating more
than 1,100 supermarkets - primarily in
the western United States, western
Canada and the Mid-Atlantic states.
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