Disability benefits for generalized anxiety disorder: 3 things to do if your claim is denied

If you receive a denial letter from your insurer, seek legal advice before appealing the decision, says a leading disability ...

Social Security Change Could Lead to Service Disruptions

A total overhaul of the Social Security Administration’s workflow could lead to major service disruptions for beneficiaries ...

MPs warn some disability claimants waiting more than a year for claims to be processed, damning report finds

Disability benefit claimants are often waiting for more than a year for their claims to be processed as the Department for ...
Canadian HR Reporter

IBM blocks retaliation claim after dismissing employee following disability leave

The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a retaliation complaint against IBM Canada while also allowing discrimination ...

People making a new claim for PIP waiting over a year for DWP award decision

The DWP said that at the end of October, the average time taken for a PIP claim to be decided on was 16 weeks. A DWP ...
Franchise Times

Wendy's Wrongfully Terminated Employee With Disability, EEOC Claims

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claims that Wendy’s needs to “correct unlawful employment practices” after the ...

Woman accused of harassing trans colleague after she forgot pronouns wins disability case

Karenne Sylvester was forced to book a back room when working on campus to ensure she "did not risk coming into contact with ...

DWP PIP waiting times warning over new disability benefit claims

PIP provides financial support to cover additional living expenses for those with long-term physical or mental health ...

DWP one-year warning to anyone claiming PIP and disability benefits

Some people are waiting more than a year to have their disability benefit claims processed amid “unacceptably poor service ...
The Tab

‘Sloppy work’: University of Manchester staff member wins tribunal over misgendering claim

At an employment tribunal in Manchester, Ms Sylvester argued that the university had discriminated against her on the basis ...
HR Magazine

Dyspraxic worker wins disability case after misgendering colleague

A dyspraxic learning technologist who worked at the University of Manchester has won her claims for discrimination arising from disability and indirect disability discrimination, after “persistently” ...

DWP delays risk pushing disability PIP benefit claimants into poverty, MPs warn

MPs on the Public Accounts Committee said some benefit claimants have been left waiting over a year for their Personal ...