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Disability Standard results reveal that disability is still perceived as just a HR priority

The Employersí Forum on Disability today releases the results of the worldís first benchmarking exercise on disability for both public and private sector organisations The Employersí Forum on ...

2027 COLA increase: what it means for VA Disability Benefits

The increase will apply to more than 6 million veterans nationwide who currently get Veterans Affairs disability compensation ...
JD Supra

Long Term Disability Payments: Standard for Abuse of Discretion

Insurance for long term disability – payments to an insured who is prevented from earning his or her income due to long term disability – is a fruitful field for litigation for many reasons. Though ...
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The Standard Recognized as a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Standard Insurance Company (The Standard) scored 100% on the Disability Equality Index and was named a "Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion" by the American ...
JD Supra

Second Circuit Adopts Heightened “But-For” Standard But Rejects “Sole-Factor” Test for Disability Discrimination Claims

Typically, the burden of establishing that discrimination was the sole cause for an adverse action is more difficult than showing that but-for the protected characteristic, the adverse action would ...
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

UAB-sponsored benefit options include employee-paid short-term and UAB provided long-term disability insurance

UAB-sponsored benefit options include employee-paid short-term and UAB provided long-term disability insurance ...
Business Wire

The Standard Recognized as a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion for Third Consecutive Year

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Standard Insurance Company (The Standard) received 100 — the highest possible score — on the Disability Equality Index ® and was named a "Best Place to Work for ...