A Wisconsin appeals court ruled that a pension board can reject an independent hearing examiner's recommendation when denying an employee's disability retirement claim.

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This is a sponsored column by attorneys John Berry and Kimberly Berry of Berry & Berry, PLLC, an employment and labor law firm located in Northern Virginia that specializes in federal employee, ...

The measure would allow medically retired military personnel to receive both their full retirement pay and VA disability compensation.

A state employee's disability pension appeal landed in the wrong court – and a new ruling makes clear where HR teams should be directing workers instead.

A New Jersey appeals court has upheld a decision denying a former State Police trooper’s special disability pension, ruling that his own reckless driving caused the crash that left him permanently ...

The US Supreme Court just significantly restricted who can succeed on post-employment disability discrimination claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and when they may do so – but ...

Deep material hardship among older Americans during the Great Depression was the main catalyst for the creation of the Social Security program. Hardship, however, continued for many years despite the ...

If you receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), your benefits can be a lifeline — a steady source of financial security after a disabling injury or illness. But it’s important to ...