As battles over the federal budget continue in Washington, some lawmakers have repeatedly questioned whether we’re being too generous to people with disabilities that keep them from working. In June, three members of the House Oversight and Government Reform...
Month: September 2013
Disability care workers to get minimum wage, overtime guarantees
The Obama Administration just announced that, starting in 2015, health aides and certified nurse assistants, whether they work in skilled nursing facilities, group homes or individual homes, will be covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum wage and...
Kids with epilepsy or intellectual disabilities need flu shots
Children with cerebral palsy or epilepsy, or with neurologic or developmental disorders, are often beneficiaries of Supplemental Security Income, and many of them are eligible for Medicaid. Yet, while Georgia Medicaid fully covers flu shots for both children and...
Can I receive disability benefits for PTSD?
Post-traumatic stress disorder has been cropping up more and more in the news lately as more and more soldiers return home from combat zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. But while PTSD is often associated with soldiers who have experienced particularly violent episodes in...