AOL Benefits Back After 'Distressed Baby' Outrage

Armstrong apologizes, but is that enough?

AOL has restored benefits that CEO Tim Armstrong initially said were cut in part because of the expense of “distressed babies” born to workers’ families. Still, the outrage over his remarks last week appears still high, and one of the mothers of those babies wrote an emotional column yesterday.

Last week, at a town hall forum for employees, Armstrong discussed recent cuts to 401K retirement plan benefits. He didn’t name employees but did mention two cases of families who had babies born with expensive medical conditions, and listed them among past expenses responsible for the current reductions.

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