After years of workers’ compensation reforms around the country peeling back protections for injured workers – including in Florida – there have been a number of recent decisions by courts that have had enough. Many of the reforms enacted by…
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State Governments Rolling Back Workers’ Compensation Protections
In Illinois and other states around the country, workers’ compensation is under attack. A recent investigation by NPR and ProPublica found that since 2003, more than 30 states have enacted legislation that either cuts benefits for injured workers, makes it…
The attack on workers’ compensation
Over the past decade, workers’ compensation benefits have deteriorated across the country as states initiate cost-cutting measures. A comprehensive new investigation by ProPublica and NPR reveals that these workers’ comp “reforms” have had a brutal effect: injured workers denied the…
Tagged with: American Medical Association, Briskman Briskman Greenberg, Bruce Rauner, NPR, Paul Greenberg
Campus Rape Crises
As the father of a high school girl, the statistics about campus rape and sexual assault rates that scare me to death. But the stories behind the assaults are much more troubling than the mere numbers. This isn’t something that…
Parents and Private Organizations Bridge Funding Gap for Playgrounds for Special-Needs Children
Children with special needs and their advocates have made significant progress in their efforts to ensure that all children are afforded the opportunity to learn and thrive regardless of their abilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 was…
Tagged with: ADA, guardianships, Hook Law Center, long term care planning, NPR, special needs planning, veterans benefits
Social Security Disability Advocates Respond to NPR Story
A story recently aired on National Public Radio (NPR) has sparked a national conversation on a federal government benefit program, including passionate defenses and calls for its overhaul. The program is Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), and as the NPR…
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