6 Disability Income Sources For When You Can’t Work

Experts suggest keeping at least six months’ worth of living expenses in a separate account, to be used strictly for ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Feds: San Diego VA employee made millions coaching veterans to defraud disability program

A former employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs has been charged in San Diego federal court with running a criminal scheme in which he allegedly coached veterans on how to fraudulently obtain ...
Nextgov

SSA abandons planned disability program overhaul expected to cut benefits for thousands

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The Social Security Administration is abandoning plans to promulgate rules that experts say would have resulted in thousands of people ...
Cleveland.com

President targets disability eligibility despite promises not to touch Social Security

President Donald Trump now wants to make it harder for the most vulnerable, including those older Americans over age 50, to receive Social Security Disability benefits (“Trump plan would limit ...
Salon

Red state workers could lose out on disability benefits as Trump admin rewrites eligibility rules

This article originally appeared on ProPublica. It’s never been easy to qualify for Social Security disability benefits. Christopher Tincher knows this firsthand. Tincher began his working life in a ...
The Business Journals

Long Chicago revives local Techstars program — here's how

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Techstars Chicago is making a ...
AOL

Disney Adds New Theme Park Disability Pass Eligibility Call Rules to Website

The team at Walt Disney World made changes to their Disability Access Service (DAS) web page to clarify guidelines for the process to interview for the service. The page is now aligned with what is on ...
Government Executive

Proposed FAR changes remove contractor diversity requirements, keep disability rules

The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul's newest set of changes includes the removal of equal employment opportunity requirements for contractors that have been in place since 1965. Part 22.8 of the Federal ...
KSTP-TV

In-home disability services program ‘teetering on the edge of collapse,’ providers say

Providers operating under the Minnesota Department of Human Services-administered (DHS) Integrated Community Supports (ICS) program and leadership with the Residential Providers Association of ...
The Washington Post

VA’s disability program is an ‘honor system.’ These veterans are defrauding it.

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Kinsley Kilpatrick put on a convincing show. During visits to Atlanta VA ...
Healthline

How Long Short-Term Disability Lasts and How to Apply

Short-term disability is a type of government-run insurance or employer benefit that gives you income replacement for a temporary period when you are unable to work due to a covered illness, injury, ...
Healthline

Medical Conditions and Illnesses that Qualify for Short-Term Disability

Short-term disability is benefit that gives you temporary income, lasting from several weeks to several months, in the event you are unable to work due to an illness or injury. In the United States, ...