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Greenbrier Hotel: no interruptions in health care coverage for workers

The Greenbrier Hotel says there will be no interruptions in health care coverage for union employees and their families. “The Greenbrier cares about its team members as part of the family, and these great people take world-class care of guests from around the world. They are an essential part of The Greenbrier experience and make us proud every day,” representatives of The Greenbrier Hotel Corp. said in a written statement Thursday. The Greenbrier Hotel is owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family. The governor addressed the situation Thursday at a statewide news briefing in ...

UDSA Natural Resources Conservation Service chief pays a visit to Morgantown

MORGANTOWN – USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Terry Cosby came to town on Tuesday to visit an urban farm and a climate monitoring site. He was joined by local and state members of the NRCS and other USDA agencies. “I just wanted to get out and see some of the things ...

Compensation to increase for caregivers of disabled family members

The Justice administration announced some relief in the longstanding issue of reimbursement rates for the companies providing support for families taking care of loved ones with disabilities. Providers have been notified that the Bureau for Medical Services will increase compensation by 15% on Oct. 1, according to an announcement by the Justice administration. Gov. Jim Justice discussed the increased rates during his weekly administration briefing. Justice said he is proud of the move. He described the work his administration has done over the years to help people move off the ...

Justice mining companies are all broke

Early this month, lawyers representing federal agencies asked for 23 coal companies owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family to be held in contempt because over the past year they have made late payments or no payments at all on a settlement agreement over mine safety fines. Now, a lawyer for the Justice coal companies is responding in court that there’s a good reason: The companies have empty pockets. A filing this week on behalf of the Justices has a subsection in all capital letters titled, “DEFENDANTS HAVE NO ABILITY TO PAY.” “While the Defendants have not entirely ...

Justice promises Greenbrier employees won’t lose health insurance

Gov. Jim Justice, whose family owns The Greenbrier Hotel Corp., promised employees at the resort won’t go without health insurance. “There is no way that the great union employees at The Greenbrier are going to go without insurance. There is no possible way,” Justice said in a statewide administration briefing in response to a question by WCHS television reporter Bob Aaron. “And I’ll promise you to the good lord above that insurance payments have been made and were being made on a regular basis just like we’ve done in the past in many ways.” However, in response to a ...