Minneapolis first-responder settlements could top $35 million, attorney says
(The Center Square) – The true cost of the riots after the death of George Floyd in police custody is starting to pile up on taxpayers.
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(The Center Square) – The true cost of the riots after the death of George Floyd in police custody is starting to pile up on taxpayers.
Print this article Leaders in Minneapolis may shell out approximately $35 million in settlements for police and firefighters who left the job in a year during which riots rocked the city following the death of George Floyd. Attorney Ron Meuser, who claims to represent around 200 public servants who walked off the job since the area was plagued with prolonged civil unrest, looting, and arson, said local government authorities have begun signing off on worker's compensation packages that average $175,000, according to FOX 9. Some individual payouts are larger, as one individual reportedly ne...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minneapolis leaders are working to sign off on workers’ compensation packages totaling close to $35 million to be paid to former police officers who left the force amid the civil unrest that happened in the wake of the death of George Floyd last May, according to a report. Some 200 f
$35M estimated in settlements with Minneapolis police who left after 2020 unrest article The Minneapolis Police Department's Third Precinct burns during a riot following the death of George Floyd in May 2020. (FOX 9) MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Minneapolis city leaders have begun signing off on large workers’ compensation packages for dozens of police officers who left the department after the death of George Floyd and subsequent civil unrest. By some estimates, those settlements requiring City Council approval could approach $35 million. $35M estimated in settlements with Minneapolis police wh...
Minneapolis leaders are working to sign off on workers’ compensation packages totaling close to $35 million to be paid to former police officers who left the force amid the civil unrest that happened in the wake of the death of George Floyd last May, according to a report.