Social Security disability, a protection for some workers, is at a crossroads

Social Security Disability Insurance benefits provide important economic support for older people who cannot work. The White ...

6 Disability Income Sources For When You Can’t Work

Experts suggest keeping at least six months’ worth of living expenses in a separate account, to be used strictly for emergencies, such as a job loss, car repairs, and, yes, disability.

Here's the average Social Security retired worker, survivor, and disability benefit check for 2026 -- how do you compare?

Though average Social Security payouts are meaningfully increasing in the new year, most beneficiaries remain worse for the wear.
American Enterprise Institute

Simplifying Americans’ Return to Work from Disability

To receive cash benefits from the Social Security Disability Insurance program and health benefits from Medicare, federal rules require that a worker must have a significant disability that prevents ...

Maximum Disability Insurance Coverage: What You Need to Know

Discover how much disability insurance you can purchase to protect your income, understand policy limits, and find out how to ensure financial stability if you’re unable to work.

Understanding Residual Benefits in Disability Insurance

Learn how residual benefits in disability insurance support partial income loss, their calculation, and what you need to qualify for these flexible financial aids.
The American Prospect

Are Advocates for Corporate Disability Inclusion Anti-Worker?

Last September, Amazon fired Jordan Flowers, a co-founder of the Amazon Labor Union. Flowers believes he was targeted, not only because he is organizing for worker rights, but also because he is ...
HR Dive

EEOC: Verizon told worker with disability to quit, reapply for job

The employee was forced to resign after the company refused to reassign him to a new position that would accommodate his disability, the agency alleged. EEOC alleged Verizon violated the Americans ...
Mother Jones

What It’s Like to Be a Poll Worker With a Disability

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. It can be challenging to manage the symptoms of a disability or chronic illness ...
California Healthline

‘Breaking a Promise’: California Deficit Could Halt Raises for Disability Workers

Disability care workers Ricardo Zegri and Niurka Sureda-Jackson sit outside the California state Capitol on April 10. Zegri says Taco Bell would pay him more than the $19 an hour he makes as a ...