A Call to Eliminate the Income Cap on Social Security Disability Insurance Program
According to a recent Letter to the Editor in the Asbury Park Press, one Hurricane Sandy survivor and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits recipient makes a call to lift the income cap from the program funding tax. As the author describes, he and his wife, both retired, had saved for years and created a sound financial plan. However, they never planned for anything like Hurricane Sandy. After having to spend most of their savings to rebuild their home, they would have not been able to survive without Social Security Disability Insurance benefits. He describes SDDI as one of the most successful programs ever created by the United States government, but it is in trouble with respect to future spending cuts. He also claims anyone calling disability …
Health insurance deadline sees surge in demand – Irish Examiner
Irish ExaminerHealth insurance deadline sees surge in demandIrish ExaminerHealth insurance expert with totalhealthcover.ie, Dermot Goode, said the “avalanche” of calls started in the middle of last week. “The peak that the insurance companies had been expecting has materialised, with some getting a week's web traffic in an …Surge in calls ahead of health insurance deadlineRTE.ieHealth insurance shake-up: Young subscribers neededIrish TimesLast day to get health insurance before LCR deadlineBreakingNews.ieUTV Irelandall 12 news articles »
PwC claims €1bn Quinn Insurance action ‘poised on cliff’ – Irish Times
Irish TimesPwC claims €1bn Quinn Insurance action 'poised on cliff'Irish TimesPwC has this week asked the High Court to order Michael McAteer and Paul McCann, the joint administrators parachuted in by regulators in 2010 to seize the effectively insolvent Quinn Insurance, to provide it with more details of their negligence claim.
Questions Remain About Jeep’s Hazardous Fuel Tank
Five years ago, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched an investigation into the safety of the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Liberty. The investigation was in response to a number of claims that the placement of the fuel tank on the 1993-2004 Cherokee model and the 2002-2007 Liberty model led to an increased likelihood of the tank being punctured and catching on fire in a rear-end collision. Over 75 fatal accidents have been linked to the faulty placement of the gas tank. Why Was the Placement of the Gas Tank Unsafe? When a vehicle is rear-ended, there is a standard crush zone of about two feet, meaning any auto part within two feet of the bumper could potentially be impacted by the collision. Because of this …
One-Car Injury Crash in Santa Barbara
One-Car Injury Crash in Santa Barbara On Monday afternoon, a woman was injured after her car went off an embankment in a Riviera neighborhood. According to Santa Barbara’s Noozhawk, the incident happened sometime before 8:51 a.m. near the intersection of Eucalyptus Road and Eucalyptus Circle. For currently unknown reasons, the woman’s car left the road, went down an embankment and landed in some vegetation. First responders had to hike down the embankment to rescue the injured woman. She was then transported to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital for treatment of moderate injuries. A portion of Eucalyptus Hill Road had to be closed until sometime around 10:00 a.m. as a tow truck driver arrived and crews worked the scene. Although very few details have been released, and we…
Opposition to a Discriminatory Practice
05/03/2015 // Dallas, Texas, United States // Attorney Keith Clouse // Keith Clouse // (press release) Employees and employers alike know that an employee who complains that he has been discriminated against is statutorily protected from retaliation by the employer. But, many employees–and some employers–do not know that an employee who “opposes” discriminatory conduct is also protected from retaliation. To establish a violation of Texas’s antidiscrimination law, the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act, an employee must show that: (1) he engaged in an activity protected by the law; (2) an adverse employment action occurred; and (3) a causal link between the protected activity and the adverse action exists. An employee engages in protected activity when he: files a charge of discrimination; complains internally of…
Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Injured Land Rig Worker
The legal team from Arnold & Itkin LLP has recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of a land rig worker who was severely injured while employed outside of Carlsbad, New Mexico. Following the injury, the industrial worker turned to our team of personal injury attorneys for the strong legal protection that he needed to pursue justice. Our firm took on the case and filed suit against Devon Energy, Weatherford, Helmerich & Payne and Wayne Duncan in Houston, Texas. We look forward to helping this individual and his family through this difficult time by representing their best interests and fighting tirelessly to recover the financial compensation they deserve. Want to know more about our firm? Click here to read about our recent cases or click here to browse …
Goldberg’s Death Prompts Treadmill Safety Reminder
The recent death of David Goldberg, the CEO of SurveyMonkey and husband of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, has raised concerns about the safety of exercise equipment such as treadmills. Goldberg was found in a gym, lying by a treadmill and bleeding severely from the back of his head. It is believed he slipped on the […]
Firefighter secures six figure sum following career-ending injury, 10th March 2015
An ex-firefighter who suffered a career-ending injury while working at Ilkley Fire Station in West Yorkshire has secured a substantial damages settlement.
New Panama Canal Tolls Approved
Included is a customer loyalty program for the container segment, a first for the Panama Canal Authority.
"Cold, getting warmer, hot": New app helps blind people find each other
Emma tests a new prototype app that lets blind people find other blind people. “We’d arranged to meet at a shopping mall but, as time went by, I began to wonder why my wife was so late,” says Doug Wakefield, one half of a married blind couple visiting the CSUN accessible technology conference in San Diego last week. His wife Judy picks up the story: “Eventually, someone came up to me and said, are you waiting for a man with a guide dog? “We were to meet at the main entrance but I was to the left of the door and Doug was standing to the right, only ten feet away.” Lots of blind people have blind friends, so This game of cat and mouse…
How Do Non-citizens and Nonresidents Get Benefits?
Social Security pays retirement and disability benefits to tens of millions of Americans. But the program doesn’t just provide for benefits to U.S. citizens. Indeed, even as controversy rages over the status of undocumented workers for various government programs, Social Security’s rules contain many provisions for resident and nonresident aliens, and some of them shock people who didn’t realize that noncitizens could even qualify for Social Security benefits. The Motely Fool takes a look at five ways in which Social Security looks beyond citizenship when making payments to workers. 1. Many noncitizens living in the U.S. can get Social Security benefits Being a U.S. citizen isn’t a requirement for receiving Social Security. According to the Social Security Administration, noncitizens who are …