Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a rheumatoid disorder of the muscles and bones that causes pain and fatigue. Patients and doctors understand full well the condition's devastating effects and how it can prevent people from working - and a new blood test helps make that clear to insurers, too.
Long-term disability insurance explained
We read with interest a recent article on a personal financial news website about two programs that help employees who are unable to continue working because of injury or illness. Both are familiar to regular readers of our Milwaukee employment law blog: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and long-term disability insurance (LTD).
ERISA: protecting workers who need disability insurance benefits
President Gerald Ford had been in office less than a month when he put his signature on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 in a Labor Day White House ceremony. Since then, ERISA has been amended a number of times to strengthen its protections of American workers.
Part II: Who is at highest risk of workplace injury?
Regular readers of our Milwaukee employment law blog know that our most recent post was about a new study of workplace injury and disability conducted by researchers at the University of California and Boston University.
Who is at highest risk of workplace injury?
Milwaukee residents are understandably proud of the cultural diversity that is one of the strengths of our city. But we also understand that much work remains to ensure that everyone has the same rights and opportunities to succeed in America.
The case for long-term disability insurance
Life with a disability can be difficult enough. So often life is made more difficult and complicated by an insurer that denies long-term disability benefits.
Getting what you paid for from long-term disability insurance
There is an old saying that you get what you pay for. The adage applies to long-term disability insurance as well as to just about every other product and service a person can buy.
When health issues prevent you from working
Life is difficult; much more so when illness or injury prevents a person from working. Some of the leading causes of long-term disability include arthritis, depression, chronic fatigue, back pain, heart disease, cancer, chronic pain and diabetes.
Age of stroke, long-term disability dropping
The age at which strokes are hitting people is dropping, according to a recent study. The average age at which people have a first stroke dropped by more than two years, researchers said.
November is Long-Term Care Awareness Month
It can be the result of a sudden onset of serious health problems or the erosion of fitness over an extended period. Regardless of how it comes about, long-term disability is a condition millions of Americans deal with every day.
