(US law) Drug or alcohol use can potentially impact the outcome of a social security claim and will be determined by the Social Security Administration (SSA). A professional social security doctor or advocacy professional is recommended to explore individual claimants cases further. Contributing Factor? The Social Security Administration is required to evaluate whether
These days, most small business owners understand the danger of lawsuits from the time their company is just an idea to the time it’s an office full of hundreds of employees. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, one out of every three small business is threatened or served with
A Pennsylvania man, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, has filed a lawsuit against Akorn Inc. a multinational pharmaceutical company for allegedly firing him because of his medical condition. The Star-Ledger reports that Mark Stahmann, 57, filed a lawsuit against his employer alleging that he was fired merely four days
I still remember the day my husband came home from work with exciting news. He had been offered a promotion. He hadn’t hesitated to accept the offer of more money than he’d ever made before. It wasn’t even hard work, he said. The last three guys had quit because of
Not many people will have noticed, but an important case was decided last week in England regarding the rights of older and disabled people to receive services, such as care homes and day centres, appropriate to their needs from public authorities. The judge found that when planning their services (including
If you’ve submitted a disability discrimination claim to the Employment Tribunal then, in order to succeed, you will need to show that you’re disabled. This may seem like a trite statement but it is one of the most important ‘hurdles’ to clear in a discrimination claim. Sometimes the Respondent will
In order to understand what legal developments have occurred in disability discrimination it is advisable to know the basics of the law surrounding this topic. The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) is the main piece of legislation that makes it unlawful to discriminate against a disabled person in their terms
A key component of blogging, guest blogging is, as the term suggests, where a blogger writes as a guest on another blogger’s blog. While this may be obvious, it may not be apparent to some why guest blogging can be useful. Here are 5 reasons why you may wish to
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