News: Disability

May 21, 2009

Current federal law defines a hate crime as certain acts or attempted acts of violence committed because of the actual or perceived religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability...

May 16, 2009

In a recent case, the Supreme Court ruled that AT&T does not have to increase the retirement benefits of its female employees who took maternity leave during the 1970s...

A Cincinnati man pleaded guilty to one count of workers' compensation fraud, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation announced Thursday.

U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L Chao today issued a compliance assistance "Checklist" designed to ensure nondiscrimination against and equal opportunity for persons with disabilitie.

The Federal Opposition says tens of thousands of parents of disabled children are set to be stripped of a Federal Government carer's allowance.

A Branford man was sentenced Monday to three months probation and ordered to repay the Social Security Administration $183,500 for using his mother's retirement benefits for 18 years after her death.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has signed an agreement with Johnson & Johnson to help develop and identify best practices that will reduce ergonomics injuries in the workplace. The three-year partnership will provide OSHA with first-hand knowledge of Johnson & Johnson's successful ergonomics programs.

The particular needs of disabled workers are not normally entitled to preference over more senior employees, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday.