Interim Claims...

Interim Claims are now being filed.  Most of us have not yet received the promised information by mail, but all three Mississippi local offices do have the forms.  Only the Harrison County D'Iberville office hosts a team of lawyers for more detailed answers and advice.  Information and forms can be downloaded from the gccf website, http://www.gulfcoastclaimsfacility.com/.  These forms will include our "emergency" claim number and automatically pick up all of our previously included financial information such as W2's and paystubs.  We do recommend updating our 2010 numbers to include most recent pay periods.  A gccf representative has recommended waiting for our 2010 W2's in early February, but agreed that it was not really necessary.

Some Table Games dealers have included charts showing a drop in personal revenue after the blow-out, instead of the usual tourist-season rise.  Whatever new information that can be included, should be included.  We recommend including new cover letters; letters from our employers, as are available; a copy of David Vincent's WLOX editorial supporting the casino employees' cause; as well as any other news or personal communications that might be beneficial.

Basically, let's dot our i's and cross our t's.  We personally believe that our casino employee information is as coherent and comprehensive as any group before us.  Hopefully, we will now be treated as appropriately as our neighbors before.