If an employee of a municipality under CMERS is disabled and no longer able to work, that employee may be eligible for a disability retirement. The first step in such a process is to determine [...]
Connecticut has had anti-bullying statutes for several years. A new statute, Public Act 19-166, established a social and emotional learning and school climate advisory collaborative. This [...]
If you have a long term disability policy and you need to make a claim, you should first look to see if your policy is covered by a federal law called ERISA. This stands for the Employee [...]
Military Times – This podcast from Military Times examines the alarming rate of military and veterans suicide, offering new insights based on research and effective clinical and peer [...]
Military.com – More than 4,000 active-duty troops and family members who need outpatient mental health care each month aren’t getting it, and the Defense Department’s Military [...]
CNN – The Department of Veterans Affairs has been forced to find alternative ways to ship mail-order prescriptions for patients whose medication is delivered by the United States Postal [...]
Connecting Vets – The leader of the U.S. Postal Service announced Tuesday he would suspend changes that delayed some veterans’ mail-order prescriptions and caused other issues, until [...]
Stars and Stripes – A top Republican lawmaker on veterans issues urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday to put a suicide prevention bill up for a vote when Congress reconvenes [...]
Military.com – A proposed rule change would expand insurance benefits to troops suffering from a swath of service-connected injuries, including most traumatic brain injuries (TBI), [...]
VAntage Point – The series, “Building Your Future with the GI Bill,” coincides with the third anniversary of the Colmery Act, signed into law Aug. 17, 2017. Read More >