Ka-ching! Monthly Social Security benefits just increased for retired workers, survivors, and workers with disabilities

According to estimates from the SSA's 2026 COLA Fact Sheet, the average monthly retired-worker benefit is expected to climb ...
HR Dive

Remote work offers a lifeline for older workers with disabilities

Editor’s Note: Gleb Tsipursky is CEO of the hybrid work consultancy Disaster Avoidance Experts and author of the best-seller “Returning to the Office and Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams.” Remote work ...
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CDC workers with disabilities can no longer work remotely, documents show

Employees with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will no longer be allowed to work from home, even if they previously were able to do so as part of reasonable accommodations for a ...
Disability Scoop

Feds Seek To End Subminimum Wage Program For Those With Disabilities

The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing a sweeping new rule that would put an end to the decades-old practice of allowing employers to pay workers with disabilities less than minimum wage. The ...
Forbes

Addressing Tax Policy Challenges For Workers With Disabilities

In this episode of Tax Notes Talk, Kimie Eacobacci of the National Council on Disability details how a 60-year-old revenue ruling can exclude workers with disabilities from standard employment ...
Charlotte Observer

Americans with disabilities work remotely more than the general population in some states. Here’s how North Carolina compares.

The national adoption of remote work spurred by the pandemic has been touted for opening accessibility opportunities to the larger labor force. And yet, workers with disabilities still have varied ...
STAT

Mass layoffs leave federal employees with disabilities in the lurch

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...
Daily Trojan

We need more social workers with disabilities

Social workers are dedicated to supporting and advocating for individuals facing various challenges, including those with disabilities. Yet, social workers who have lived experience with a disability ...
AOL

Bill would ensure workers with disabilities are paid federal minimum wage

Rep. Josh Turek, D-Council Bluffs, left, spoke to fellow legislators about his proposed bill to require workers with disabilities are paid the federal minimum wage at a subcommittee meeting Feb. 26, ...
Military.comOpinion

Why the VA’s Disability System Is Really Worker’s Compensation

VA disability compensation functions as government payment for service-connected harm, not welfare, and the language used to ...
WFMZ-TV

NJ lawsuit: Amazon discriminated against pregnant workers, employees with disabilities

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey’s Attorney General is suing Amazon, saying it discriminates against pregnant workers and workers with disabilities. Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on ...