54Freedom.com Legal Posts
Campaign to end 2-year insurance gap for disabled
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress and the Obama administration should end the two-year wait that people deemed too sick to work by the government face before qualifying for Medicare, lawmakers and leading advocacy groups said Wednesday.
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An alarming trend within the Veterans Affairs system
We’ve uncovered the amount of disability pay a vet receives can depend on where he or she lives. And Ohio’s disabled veterans are some of the poorest paid in the country.
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Veterans Groups Sue Bush Administration Over Delayed Benefits Claims
Coming on the heels of the discovery that veterans’ benefit claims forms may have been shredded in regional offices nationwide, two veterans’ organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs. They’re attacking a related and, they say, similarly egregious problem: the time it takes for the VA to make a decision on a disability claim.
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High Court Rejects Disability Case
WASHINGTON — A paralyzed man who has sued hundreds of businesses over accommodations for the disabled lost his Supreme Court appeal Monday to get out from under a court order requiring special permission to file new lawsuits.
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More disabled workers to be protected
Due to the changes in the federal employment discrimination law, which covers businesses with 15 or more employees, a greater number of employees with impairments – or perceived impairments – will now be afforded job protection.
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NEW LAW AIMS TO ENCOURAGE COMPLIANCE WITH DISABLED ACCESS RULES
Last year we wrote about laws related to the access rights of persons with disabilities to public establishments. We discussed data suggesting that while public access laws increase the quality of life for persons with disabilities, these laws have also led to vexatious litigation against property owners who are not given the opportunity to remedy compliance issues before incurring substantial penalties. In an effort to encourage a proactive approach to dealing with access issues, the Governor recently signed Assembly Bill 1608 (“SB 1608”). While SB 1608 does not provide for the “safe harbor” or “cure period” property many business advocates have sought, the new law will likely reduce owners’ liability for access issues through preventive measures.
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Slow progress on improving disabled accessibility
By Daniel Furman
Issue date: 10/23/08
Almost a year after students of a Sociology and Disabilities class presented their findings on the substandard or nonexistent disability access at many of the most frequently used buildings on campus, much work still remains to be done.
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Seizing Disability Compensation
Disability Compensation
When a person became disabled due to an injury caused while performing his duty and is not capable of doing his usual job for a period not exceeding six months, he is entitled of disability compensation.
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Disability Awareness Month: Employees’ strengths trump limitations
Oct 22, 2008 (Omaha World-Herald - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) — DIT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating — Fred Hawlik has a simple definition of what he looks for in a worker: “I’m interested in anybody that can do the job.”
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Workplace Law: Disability access rules changed
Business owners need to know about new requirements regarding disability access that are set forth in California Senate Bill 1608. SB 1608 became law earlier this month when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed it. It adds numerous provisions to existing laws regarding disability access. Republicans, Democrats, the California Chamber of Commerce, and advocates for disabled people all supported it.
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