Labor & Employment Law

Disability Discrimination and Social Insurance Programs
Professor Mark Weber, who is one of our nations experts on the IDEA and disability law, just posted an important new law review on SSRN...

Disability Harassment
"Building on the insights of both disability studies and civil rights scholars, Mark C...

New ABA Books
Disability Discrimination Law, Evidence and Testimony: A Comprehensive Reference Manual for Lawyers, Judges and Disability Professionals by John W...

Social Security Disability Claims and Disability Lawyers
It is likely that, at some point after filing a claim for social security disability (SSD) or SSI, you will benefit from seeking legal counsel or representation by a social security disability lawyer...

Social Security Disability Qualifications
In order to be eligible to receive social security disability (SSD) benefits, you must meet the qualifications for one of the disability programs offered by the federal social security administration: 1) SSD, also referred to as social security disability insurance (SSDI), or 2) supplemental security income (SSI)...

Get a Good Disability Attorney or Disability Representative
My wife, like me, is a former disability examiner for social security. However, she's also a CR (claims rep) at a social security field office...

Worker's Compensation Laws Overview
Protect Workers From Injuries with plans that cover medical expenses and long-term or permanent disabilites

The Civil Rights Act of 1871
Law bans discrimination enacted under color of state law

Discrimination
Federal laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability

Medicare
Guide to government health insurance for the elderly

Cumulative Voting
Protecting minority shareholder interests

State Will Statutes
State Differences in Last Will and Testament Checklist

My husband's Grandmother died intestate. She had one sole heir, my husband's Father. He and his wife kept paying taxes on the property.Then he also died intestate. Now, my Mother-in-law wants to sell this property. Accor
Based on my research, his wife would have a 1/3 interest in the property. The ot...

What rights does a father have when a woman waits 13 years to tell a man he is a father & he missed out on the growing up of that child?
Actually, he has as much right as she to request a paternity test, plus he can f...

My exwife got a judgement aganst me. years latter i remarried and bought a home i told my new wife that I was not sure about owning real property so soon . our realtor told us I could file a quick claim deed. i sign it t
A quick claim deed has "No warranties" to anything. Your real estate a...

My father died and left my mother $200,000 (life insurance) My Mother died 2 years later leaving my sister and I with both about $75,000 each. (including house/vehicles/belongings which I never got). We were supposed to
File a police report. Two police reports, one for you and one for your sister. G...

How to make a landlord honor an option to buy provision in the lease (OH)?
Most leases are written as a one year agreement, if neither party elects to form...

LINA Insurance
alleging violations of disability insurance claims.

Discrimination
race, gender, disability, religious or age discrimiation.

Disability Discrimination
WA Corrections Dept. agrees to pay $300,000 settlement in class action lawsuit.

Missouri Attorney General's Office
$26,000 settlement reached in disability discrimination lawsuit, pending court approval.

Department of Homeland Security, FBI, and Social Security Administration
allegedly denied social security insurance to disabled and elderly immigrants.

UnumProvident
for allegedly denying long-term disability claims.