The Gulf Coast Claims Facility will begin processing 2,500 claims filed by casino workers next week, claims administrator Kenneth Feinberg said Friday.
Feinberg’s Mississippi liaisons, attorneys from the law firm Watkins, Ludlam, Winter & Stennis, have been working with local officials and casino operators to clarify how the casino industry fits into Coast tourism and how casino-employee compensation works.
Feinberg declined to comment on the methodology developed to process the claims.
The 2,500 claims GCCF will re-examine are from casino workers who have filed under the current interim and final payment process. Casino workers who previously filed emergency claims that were denied must re-file interim or final claims applications before their claims will be considered.
Read more: http://www.sunherald.com/2011/03/04/2916553/casino-worker-oil-spill-claims.html#ixzz1Fj7OucQu
Read more: http://www.sunherald.com/2011/03/04/2916553/casino-worker-oil-spill-claims.html#ixzz1Fj7OucQu
We would very much like to feel good about this. However, Mr. Feinberg and gccf have a strong track record of being wrong about projected time-lines. There is apparently absolute lack of transparency regarding altered "methodology". Very scary. The gccf so far is processing and paying Interim and Final claims at a glacial pace. How long might it take to move a claim from "begin processing" to "check delivered"? If they start next week, how long might it take to process 2500 claims? What is the methodology, and why is it secret? Transparent? No one is talking. The gccf is answering none of these questions.
Please note that this is regarding Interim and Final Claims. If you haven't already, please refile. Most casinos' human resources departments should be able to help with appropriate infomation.
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