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The Top Five Mistakes in Individual Disability Insurance Claims

by DarrasLaw

Avoiding the same mistakes when filing a disability claim.

How Long Can You Stay On Long-Term Disability?

by Michael Walter

Walter Law Group's team of long-term disability lawyers explains qualifications and coverage length for LTD.

Top Myths About Disability Benefits – Debunked by Lawyers

by Burn Tucker Lachaîne

How to Prove Long-Term Disability in Canada

by Share Lawyers

Accommodation Reigns

by J. Lott Warren and Kara E. Shea

A recent 6th Circuit Court decision could have big implications for employers who don’t follow reasonable-accommodation standards within disability and medical-leave law to the letter.

Must Your Stadium, Theater, or Museum Offer Complimentary Admission to Personal Care Providers?

by David Raizman and Amber L. Roller

Whatever type of business or public accommodation you operate, you may want to have a policy or protocol in place to evaluate, on a case-by-case basis, any requests for complimentary admission for a PCA.

Akerman Represents Ability Housing in Historic Fair Housing Settlement

by Akerman

Pro Bono Victory Protects Future Housing Development for Disabled and Homeless in Jacksonville

Can Employers Legally Require Their Employees to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine?

by Candace E. Johnson

With the COVID-19 vaccine more widely available now, many employers are asking if they can require employees to receive the vaccine and what risks are involved in doing so.

Proposed Rules Could Change Medication Options for Injured Workers in North Carolina

by David E. Vtipil

Injured workers in North Carolina would be limited in the amounts of opioids that they could be prescribed under proposed Commission rules.

A Guide to Workers' Compensation Law for 2025 and Beyond

by Bryan Driscoll

Phoning It In

by Ashley C. Pack, Crystal S. Wildeman and Alyson M. St. Pierre

It’s not easy for employers to weigh requests from employees to work from afar, even in the wake of the pandemic. Considerations include COVID-19, vaccinations, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the nature of the job itself.

Fido Can’t Help Ring in the New Year (Unless He’s a True Service Animal)

by James M. Paul

The ADA defines “service animals” to include only those dogs or miniature horses that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Issues Landmark Workers’ Compensation Decision

by Dave Brown

The claimants’ workers’ compensation bar in Pennsylvania scored a significant victory when the state’s high court issued its decision in Protz v. WCAB.

The Top Employment Cases of 2017 and a Sneak Peek at 2018

by Nonnie L. Shivers

Major employment law decisions in 2017 preview big changes ahead in workplace rights, arbitration, and discrimination law.

New York Takes Leave

by Sharon P. Stiller, Rachel Demarest Gold, & Stephanie Nott

How empire state businesses are preparing to implement the country's most progressive paid-leave program.

Can Fido Come to Work?

by James M. Paul

EEOC files suit to require emotional support dog on truck route.