Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:18:34 -0700
-- ( University of Kansas ) The insufficiency of the programs is striking because about 63 percent of Americans with disabilities are unemployed.
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:40:42 -0700
-- Federal programs to assist the unemployed are failing job seekers with disabilities, according to an investigation by Jean Hall and Kathy Parker of the Center for Research on Learning at the University of Kansas.
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:35:22 -0700
-- The rising cost of medical care and increased use of medical services led to a jump in workers' compensation payments for medical care and cash benefits for U.S. workers in 2008. Workers' comp ...
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:30:40 -0700
-- Workers' compensation payments for medical care and cash benefits for U.S. workers injured on the job increased 4.4 percent to $57.6 billion in 2008, according to a study released today by the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI). For the first time, medical benefits accounted for over half (50.4 percent) of all benefits paid. An 8.8 percent ...
