The ADA-Indiana, the Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities, Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services, and the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community worked together to conduct the survey, analyze the results, and prepare a report card.

The results of the survey showed that participants believe some of the biggest issues for ADA implementation in Indiana include making more employment opportunities available, providing accessible transportation, educating businesses and government officials about the ADA, and providing accommodations for employment.  Overall, Indiana received a grade of a ‘C’ for the report card.

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The evaluation is to determine if the public workforce system, specifically the One-Stop Career Center system, is helping people receiving Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income to find jobs.  The study is being held in Iowa, Maryland, Colorado, and Oregon using data from 2002 to 2007.

The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training Jane Oates stated, “The public workforce investment system’s role in serving people with disabilities, and reducing unemployment and underemployment of people with disabilities, is critically important.  For the first time, we have data clearly documenting that thousands of Social Security disability beneficiaries are seeking and receiving services from One-Stop Career Centers in four states”.

If you or someone you know is experiencing trouble receiving long-term disability benefits, contact the Indiana long-term disability filing attorneys of Hankey Law Office P.C. at 800-520-3633 to learn more about your rights.

The Department of Labor filed the suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California accusing the firm’s owner, Jaime Gonzalez, and plan administrator, Paul Gong, of mixing employee contributions with the company’s general assets, and then using the money to pay for company expenses.  The lawsuit claims that Gonzalez and Gong failed to place $70,000 of employee contributions into the 401K fund.

If you or someone you know has an ERISA claim to file, contact the Indiana ERISA lawyers of Hankey Law Office P.C. at 800-520-3633 to learn more about your rights.

The Department of Defense estimates almost twenty percent of military personnel will return home with some degree of post-traumatic stress.

Specific dates these changes will go into affect have not been offered.  However, secretary of the VA, Eric Shinseki, will release more details later this month.

If you or someone you love is considering filing for veteran’s benefits, contact the Indiana veterans’ affairs disability benefits lawyers of Hankey Law Office P.C. at 800-520-3633 to learn more about your rights.

Officials say that aside from speeding up claims processing, the system will perform “intelligent analysis” of health records to alert people of significant information.  The current system insists that patients list their physicians on their claims, but sometimes patients are unaware of which doctors treated them during hospital stays.  With the new system, all of this information will be taken care of digitally.

If you or someone you know is in the process of applying for long-term disability insurance and benefits, contact the Indiana long-term disability attorneys of the Charles D. Hankey Law Office, P.C. by calling 317-634-8565.

Phase two of the project begins in January and is expected to last two years. One of the main focuses of phase two is to stretch out their services more widely so that they can help more people in more areas. The center hopes to find new employment opportunities for veterans throughout the Indianapolis area.

If you or someone you know is a disabled veteran, contact the Indiana veterans’ affairs disability benefits attorneys of the Hankey Law Office, P.C. by calling 800-520-3633.

These standards include the following:

• Provide individuals with information about their coverage.
• Give individuals benefits like the right to sue.

With these protections in place, individuals have some guarantee that they will be treated fairly.

If you believe your that ERISA protections have been violated, contact the Indiana ERISA lawyer of the Charles D. Hankey Law Office, P.C., at 800-520-3633.

It is important to apply for long term disability benefits as soon as possible after an injury. This is because it can take months, and in some cases, even years, to complete the entire process and begin receiving payments. Additionally, if your claim is denied, you may be forced to wait even longer as your appeal is processed. When applying for long-term disability benefits, you may apply either through Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or through Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

To learn more about the process of applying for long-term disability insurance and benefits, contact the Indiana long-term disability attorneys of the Law Office of Charles D. Hankey at 800-520-3633.

Group plans may be offered through an employer or professional organization. However, individuals may have trouble receiving long-term disability coverage if they have received treatment for a serious medical condition in the past 10 years.

If you or anyone you know has had legal difficulties obtaining long-term disability coverage, contact the Indiana long-term disability attorneys of the Charles D. Hankey Law Office, P.C., at 800-520-3633.

One, they could send a letter or contact their insurance provider to contest the decision. Two, they can obtain the insurance file from the insurance provider to use as evidence for a possible appeal. And three, they could hire an attorney who could provide experienced legal representation for their claim.

If you or anyone you know has had problems with your long-term disability claim, contact the Indiana long-term disability filing attorneys of Charles D. Hankey Law Office, P.C., at 800-520-3633.