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Sears settles multi million dollar lawsuit over the firing of disabled workers

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a record $6.2 million Americans with Disabilities Act settlement of a class action suit against Sears, Roebuck & Co.  The suit initiated when a former service technician was fired after taking leave for a work related injury.  Investigations revealed that hundreds of Sears employees had suffered the same treatment after taking leave.  The agency described it as the largest ADA settlement in a single EEOC lawsuit.

http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202434181647

Disability Delays Can Lead to Personal Havoc

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

This article by Richard Wolf addresses the significant financial and personal impacts claimants suffer while waiting for disability benefits.  The lengthy waits can lead to bankruptcies, foreclosures, divorce, and even suicide.  Advocates for Disability organizations are demanding an agency overhaul of the system that seems to focus on fraud and lean toward denying cases.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-07-29-disabilityinside_N.htm

Disabled Worker Cases At Record

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Richard Wolf of USA Today published an article in July 2007 regarding the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) backlog of appeals from disabled workers. He indicates that approximately 65% of the 2.5 million people who file disability claims each year are initially denied.  The SSA has stated that claimants are waiting an average of 31 months for a hearing and the backlog of disabled workers seeking disability benefits could reach 1 million by 2010.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-07-29-disabled_N.htm