According to estimates from the SSA's 2026 COLA Fact Sheet, the average monthly retired-worker benefit is expected to climb ...

In a proposal released last week, the federal government would stop issuing new certificates that allow companies to pay subminimum wage to disabled workers while phasing out old certificates over a ...

Some days, I walk into work without a visible mobility aid. Other days, I rely on a cane because of pain, how far I will have ...

Why some disabled workers make $1 an hour Across the country thousands of disabled workers are making less than a dollar an hour. Today, an investigation into the federal program that allows workers ...

If you have a physically demanding career, obtaining disability insurance could be a smart move to protect your income if you ...

Disabled federal workers hired under Schedule A are being laid off. Trump administration rolls back disability inclusion efforts. Advocates fear setbacks to decades of federal disability hiring ...

When Keighley Miles was at school, it was always assumed that she wouldn’t be able to find work. ‘Nothing was ever mentioned about career options or further education,’ the 39-year-old, who was born ...

Skilled trade jobs provide a wide range of stable career paths and opportunities to acquire practical skill sets. However, the industry has faced a growing labor shortage over the last decades. For ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...

While various Democrats and disability rights groups have been advocating in recent years for disabled workers to get paid higher wages, slashing certain low-wage job programs could potentially ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Spencer Goidel, a 33-year-old federal worker in Boca Raton, Florida, with autism, knew what he could be losing when he got laid off from his job as an equal employment opportunity ...