After months of speculation about the mechanics and fairness of the compensation process, these test cases represent the most critical moment to date for the fund.
Either way, the mere fact that hundreds of families are contemplating lawsuits is one of the earliest indicators of what the appetite may be for litigation -- especially since many families have expressed growing concerns about the complexity and fairness of the compensation fund.
And while many victims' families argued over the fairness of their impending compensation, Brenda McArthur, the widow of an Aon insurance executive who died when the towers collapsed, stepped forward with what the university refers to as a "very-high-five-figure check".
That is a brilliant idea, but it must be matched, for any semblance of fairness, by compensation from the government when the error is theirs.
pay, according to Krueger, was set with close attention to norms of fairness, so that the range of compensation between janitors and top executives was kept within limits.
With broader disclosure, shareholders have substantially more information from which to form opinions of the fairness of their company's executive compensation.
On this basis, ethical principles for organizations are outlined dealing with corporate responsibility in terms of harm, fairness, laws, discrimination, compensation, and contracts—as well as for employees in terms of performance, confidentiality, harm, honesty, and ethics.
Moreover, part of compensation is public esteem.
By way of compensation, there's sky.
The promise of compensation was never fulfilled.
