According to the Social Security Administration, around one in four Americans will face some kind of disability before retiring. And on average, a disability will prevent someone from working for close to three years. A disability that prevents you from working can...
Month: September 2019
What if my condition isn’t in the blue book?
Most people love the feeling of earning their paycheck. You spend hours in the office or on the job each week to make your money and support yourself and loved ones. But hard work goes away swiftly after a severe accident. A car accident may make work a challenge –...
Justice delivered: UPS settles pregnancy discrimination charge for $2.25 million
Every day, UPS delivery drivers in brown uniforms race their matching brown trucks all over Milwaukee to drop off and pick up packages. Virtually everyone has gotten deliveries from UPS, but it turns out that not every employee is treated equally by the world's...
Knowledge is power for long-term disability insureds
When the time comes, many workers are surprised by the realities of ending or putting a career on hold due to a long-term disability (LTD). Surveys suggest that Americans have a limited understanding of LTD and the need for insuring against it. As a result, many...
Employers keep repeating this FMLA and ADA mistake
There's an old saying that if a person is observant, they can learn from the mistakes that others have made and avoid making those same mistakes themselves. It appears that some employers are simply unable to learn from errors others have made when dealing with the...
Woman sues auto parts maker over disability discrimination
Though Hitachi Ltd. was founded more than a century ago in Japan, the company's reach today is global, with products ranging from electronics to construction equipment, and from railway systems to auto parts.Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc., a worldwide...
Wisconsin city could soon face age discrimination lawsuit
If you drive north of Milwaukee for a couple of hours, you will arrive in scenic Merrill, sitting along the Wisconsin River. According to its website, the city of nearly 10,000 residents takes pride in its municipal government that is "open, responsible, and...